Allow me to clarify: A movie ticket allows you to see it once. Recording that is quite plainly a violation of copyright. Your ticket gives you a one-time schedule viewing of a piece of content. The end.

Buying a copy of a movie (hypothetically) allows you to enjoy it an unlimited number of views for an infinite amount of time. Because the MPAA are afraid of those people who would exploit these copies by illicitly sharing and/or selling their own reproductions to others, they hinder the ability of all users to enjoy their product on whatever device they choose to view it on. The DMCA (awful as it is) allows for Fair Use, a clause that the MPAA (in my non-lawyer opinion) leaves lying bloodied and beat up in a dumpster, helpless, but still doesn't outright break.

So to borrow your turn of phrase: In a theater you're on their terms, therefore they're not being ***hats. In my home where I own a collection of devices that, due to their restrictions, may not all play my legally purchased content, they are being ***hats. Just because they generally seem to be a bunch of **hats who try to screw over everyone doesn't mean everything they do is ***hat-ery.

The MPAA took the most restrictive course possible on keeping their movies from being reproduced without them getting a share. And in this case, they're well within their right. You bought a ticket to see the movie once. That does not give you a right to record it yourself. If you don't like their terms, don't buy the ticket.

Now, if I buy a copy of a movie for me to legally enjoy in the privacy of my home, but they impose technological restrictions that prevent me from doing so, then I'll bother to get upset. And yes, I dislike the MPAA for doing that. But that's not happening here.

This...is not news...not even for nerds...and it really doesn't matter. Story voted (-1) Flamebait.

....every problem tends to look like a nail.

If you read poster's GitHub page, he even admits there are better ways to do this than using his program. This program is not an elegant solution. It is the equivalent of using duct tape and plastic wrap to replace a broken car window. Sure, it solves the problem, but it's not a good longterm solution. Best usage case: solve the problem of BitTorrent users hogging the connection until proper QoS is set up.

What do you mean I have to upgrade my Windows XP??? I like my windows the way it is thank you! But hey, can you come fix it for me because it's a little slow???

Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

Doesn't get much better than the Blues Brothers.

No, the problem was that Dan Cathy expressed an unpopular opinion and THEN (and only then) his charity organization came under fire. The liberal-biased media played their part by vilifying him, while the conservative-biased media praised him, and people swore allegiance to one side or the other. Chick-fil-a has no well-known history of corporate bigotry. WinShape may donate to organizations that the liberal-biased media dislike and thus they get branded perpetrators of "hate speech."

The issue here (Hobby Lobby) is similar. One side is trying to accuse Hobby Lobby of being misogynistic etc. in order to vilify them in the court of public opinion. In reality, Hobby Lobby's owners are saying that the Government is mandating they pay for services for themselves and their employees that violate their religious beliefs. The Supreme Court agreed this was wrong and provided a very narrow exemption for them.

In both cases CEO's of major companies are trying to live their religious beliefs in every aspect of their lives including how their corporation acts. In both cases the media tried to vilify them by projecting the worst possible construction on their motives (misogyny, bigotry, hate speech etc.) In both cases the Government acted appropriately by choosing to not dictate their actions or force them to go against their religious beliefs. The result is that everyone from Dan Cathy to Barak Obama are free to use their money in accordance with their personal beliefs without fear of Government intervention. Just because YOU don't like their choice in how they spend it does not justify labeling it as "hate speech." The beauty of this country is that we're allowed to have this debate without fear of Government (or theocratic) censorship.

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But what if the NSA has bugged the pitchforks in some vast conspiracy with the pitchfork industry? I also heard from [source of dubious credibility] that they were putting a backdoor kill-switch in burning brands. And don't get me started on the homemade devices crowd, they're just [NSA, CIA, FBI, etc.] front men.... wake up sheeple! end sarcasm

Seriously. Either you have to believe that the government secretly runs everything or else you have to admit that something might just be genuinely homegrown and therefore not a government plant. I can't say I know everything about the inner workings of the NSA etc. I can say that if they are as organized and efficient as your average DMV (who are also a government organization with access to massive amounts of computer technology), we're all gunna be just fine.

But hey, that's just my opinion as dictated to me by the chem-trails I inhaled this morning. Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to cash my check from the [insert name of your favorite world-controlling organization here].

...try a 4 year degree in education. As a second-year teacher with just BS Ed. (no Masters work yet) this exact problem (optimizing presented information so it is useful and effective to the majority of your audience) is a daily struggle. I like where this is going, but to anyone who thinks this is long, teachers learn this in college and then spend their careers perfecting the methodology - at least those that don't get burned out along the way...

Oh, and he's only dealing with people who WANT the information. Imagine the same scenario but 30/50 want to be anywhere else but hearing the presented information...

Hmm... I think we need an app dedicated to nerd fighting...

Can we mod this whole article (-1) Flamebait and move on? I see enough troll food here to keep them fed for weeks.

Seriously, if you don't know how to label your stuff as yours and/or keep track of it, /. might just be a little too advanced for you. Even so, this is a community that openly discusses stealing copies of Windows and other legally questionable acts. The advice may be good, but we also know how to work around most of the preventions you put in place (and if we don't Google probably does).

But really, the only reason this article should exist on /. is to keep the trolls fed here so they don't interfere with actual insightful comments elsewhere.

I don't use a cable box, running the coax straight to my TV and using its tuner, but if I tune to Ch 999-5, I occasionally see a login prompt. Forget what version of *nix it is (Red-hat?), but I'm hoping to someday catch someone working on it live...

And now all I have to do is put myself somewhere in range of the remote controlled cameras, find an exploit, publish their photograph first and take credit for it. Much faster and easier than actually doing all the work.

I see where this technology is potentially very useful, but just like compromised "smart meters" and other "smart" appliances, cameras don't need to be a part of the "internet of things" unless you're cool with someone potentially watching everything you do with it.