US editors: Look at what is going on in congress (IMPORTANT)

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US editors: Look at what is going on in congress (IMPORTANT)

Postby Coderjoe » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:12 pm

At the beginning of this week, the MPAA and RIAA have joined forces and pushed legislators to introduce a piece of "Analog Hole" legislation. The bill, if passed, will make it illegal to make anything capable of digitizing or encoding video unless it has all outputs approved by the Hollywood studios, or is closed-source, proprietary, and tamper-resistant. Their goal is to make it impossible to make an MPEG (or other digital encodes) from a video signal unless they approve it.

It would be wise to keep an eye on this, and, when the time comes, write your representatives asking them to oppose this ill-concieved roadblock to future innovation and creativity.
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Postby Castor Troy » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:16 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh please.
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Postby requiett » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:19 pm

One more step will be added to the ripping process.
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Postby Pie Row Maniac » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:35 pm

Are these guys really aware of what they're proposing? :?

Thanks for the heads up Joe.
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Postby Dalto_123 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:25 pm

If they do that I will be dead I just got used to riping ahhhhhhh
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Postby Otohiko » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:31 pm

Dalto_123 wrote:If they do that I will be dead I just got used to riping ahhhhhhh


Do what?

Ripping is already illegal enough :roll:
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Postby celibi87 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:54 pm

:( this isnt good for the amv community...not good one bit
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Postby Pie Row Maniac » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:55 pm

celibi87 wrote::( this isnt good for the amv community...not good one bit

If it passes, which is doubtful at this point.
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Postby celibi87 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:57 pm

Pie Row Maniac wrote:If it passes, which is doubtful at this point.

true but they have passed stupider
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Postby Pwolf » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:13 pm

celibi87 wrote::( this isnt good for the amv community...not good one bit


this only effects analog to digital conversions right? most of us do digital to digital anyway... doesn't hurt us that much :|


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Postby celibi87 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:19 pm

this rule can bring restrictions and other such things on us. this rule can apply to us in a sense
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Postby Coderjoe » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:35 pm

Pwolf wrote:this only effects analog to digital conversions right? most of us do digital to digital anyway... doesn't hurt us that much :|

Unless you also happen to use your editing skills to do stuff with home movies, or want to capture shows off TV for archival, in case those shows don't see a dvd release. Or want to use footage from shows on Adult Swim, which has been getting popular.
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Postby trythil » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:58 pm

Something else I'd like to bring up:

This affects what the PC fundamentally is. It will no longer be open for you to tinker with, because that introduces the possibility of contaminating the pure, locked-up system. Think about what that entails.

Pwolf wrote:this only effects analog to digital conversions right? most of us do digital to digital anyway... doesn't hurt us that much


This means:

(1) your monitor and video card will have to be certified, as well as all related software components
(2) your speakers, headphones, and sound card will have to be certified, as well as all related software components
(3) any recording devices you may use will have to be certified, as well as all related software components

It hurts you A LOT. All AMV tools fall into one of those categories.
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Postby Adv1sor » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:05 pm

This is like a shopkeeper hiding a "I reserve the right to punch you in the nose" sign somewhere in his shop and then randomly clobbering his customers, answering any complaints by saying that you agreed to it when you came through the door.


I'd like to try this :)
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Postby celibi87 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:08 pm

lol i should just for the fuck of it :P...then again noone would come back to my store.
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