Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 03/03/06 02:58

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:14:51 -0800, Walter Traprock
<wetraprock@hotmail.com> Gave us:

> It's also illegal to copy shows off tv or radio.

Abso-fucking-lutely not true!

>It's also illegal to bypass region control, or buy discs from foreign
>countries that aren't available here.

Did I say it wasn't?

> I don't know the exact laws on
>these issues,

Obviously.

> but I'm sure the MPAA/RIAA would agree with me on the
>above.

You're an idiot. Ever heard of TIVO? Ever heard of a VCR? You ARE
allowed to record ANY program that gets piped to your TV.

You are NOT allowed to record a DVD bit-for-bit. Can you even grasp
the meaning of those terms? bit-for-bit.

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