[mythtvnz] Sky->smart card reader->MythTV ???

[Kenneth Dixon]

The last thing I want to do is cause anyone grief. 
However it seems to me this technique is about as illegal as
watching a DVD on a Linux system which is also circumventing
the protection measures. I don't think anybody would have
any qualms about giving somebody advice on getting DVD's
working on their MythTV box.
Anyways I will try and document any successes and make it
available to the public somehow for those interested.

Ken 


----- Original Message Follows -----
> yuri wrote:> Cut the paranoia.> If it's not mentioned in
> the Terms and Conditions then it's not a problem.> If the
> ToC does forbid it, it's a contractual matter, not a
> criminal matter.> Pay TV providers are not
> legislators.Haha... if only that were true.  This isn't
> legal advice, but in aone-line summary, the issue is with
> "Technological Protection
> Measures":http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0
>
143/latest/DLM346899.html?search=ts_act_copyright_resel#DL
> M346899http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0143
> /latest/DLM1705876.html?search=ts_act_copyright_resel"A
> person (A) must not provide a service to another person
> (B) if—(a) A intends the service to enable or assist
B
> to circumvent atechnological protection measure; and(b) A
> knows or has reason to believe that the service will, or
> is likelyto, be used to infringe copyright in a TPM
> work.""A person (A) must not publish information enabling
> or assisting anotherperson to circumvent a technological
> protection measure if A intendsthat the inform ation will
> be used to infringe copyright in a TPM work."Even that is
> not that straight-forward.  What constitutes
> infringingcopyright is really wide when it comes to
> time-shifting and
> format-shifting:http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/
>
1994/0143/latest/DLM346229.html?search=ts_act_copyright_re
> sel#DLM346229may help as only those with "lawful access"
> to Sky could use thetechniques and they are likely to use
> it for time-shifting.As with all these things, even if you
> get legal advice on the point andthink you are okay, are
> you going to risk it for helping strangers on amailing
> list?  It certainly isn't the first time that DRM etc. has
> beenused to protect monopolies and stifle
> competition.Welcome to NZ's DMCA.Regards
> ,Aaron_______________________________________________mytht
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