Copyright Issues (Was: Re: Why we can't record our TV shows

[Travis Roy]

>
> Expressions of your opinion on the DMCA, the Sonny Bono Copyright Act,
> your interpretation of Sony/Betamax and so forth are political and  
> just
> lead to a lot of wasted air, imo. If you want to express those  
> opinions,
> and I do regularly, I aim at my congresspeople and at funding the
> organizations (EFF, ACLU, etc.) that advocate for my point of view. Or
> over a beer at Martha's. But here, such discussions are divisive,  
> rarely
> if ever change any minds, and make the forum a more hostile place to
> hang out on. Let's leave those topics OFF-TOPIC, where they belong.

I think DMCA is fair game. It directly effects many aspects of linux  
and linux software. Including, but not limited to, Xine, MythTV,  
LinuxMCE, and others.