[mythtvnz] Extracting EPG from sky

[Steve Hodge]

On 2/3/06, Robin Gilks <g8ecj@gilks.org> wrote:
> > Yeah. I think that Sky are far more likely to go after people
> > redistributing this data via legal threats than to attempt to encrypt
> > the EPG data.
> >
>
> But aren't a lot of the people using the EPG data (apart from the FTA
> stuff) already customers of Sky that have paid for the information? I
> certainly feel that way and compared to what I used to get from Sky in th=
e
> UK (over 100 channels) for an equivalent monthly outlay I'm getting rippe=
d
> off anyway (but we won't go there...)

Sure, which is another reason I don't think they'll encrypt the data.
But if you start redistributing it to others they'll be less happy.
Even though the only people who can really use the data are paid
subscribers they'll still see it as you getting a benefit from their
data. It doesn't make sense, I know, as the data is essentially
advertising for their pay TV service, but that's how they'll see it.
Plus letting people redistribute the data will weaken their
negotiations with publishers who are currently paying for it.

Steve