Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)

[Ben Scott]

On 3/26/07, Seth Cohn <sethcohn at gnuhampshire.org> wrote:
> Frankly, the Bono copyright extension was a
> perversion of justice, and I'd be glad to prove it to a jury in a
> court of law.

  As I said, *I am totally uninterested in campaign speeches*.

  Let me spell this out for you:

  *** DO NOT DISCUSS ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON THIS LIST. ****

  Illegal activities are those illegal under current US Law, not those
Seth Cohn *thinks* should be illegal.

  Further traffic to the contrary will result in you being banned from
this service.

  As explanation:

  You seem to think your opinion about what is just and fair and right
matters when it comes to what's legal and what isn't.  It does not.
Your opinion might influence changes in status down the road, but as
for what is legal fact *right now*, your opinion DOES NOT COUNT.

  Do not drag me, GNHLUG, or MV Communications into your own personal
pissing match with the MPAA.  You are very willing to volunteer others
for your legal trouble, and I do not appreciate that *at all*.

> No, the laws are very clear that you aren't.  You aren't responsible
> for discussion on what is effectively a common carrier.

  Common Carrier status is not a "Get Out of Jail Free" card you can
play whenever you like.  In particular, online discussion forums such
as this one are *not* Common Carriers.  Go ask a lawyer.

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