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Originally Posted by stocktrader23
I agree with all of that. I can't point out any specific thing because I've seen you in huge threads over many years. I just remember some nutty posts from time to time, weren't you the time shifting guy? I haven't noticed anything lately that would make me cringe so never mind me for now.
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actually i would say the time shifting argument was the most insight full because it was validated by the supreme court.
at it core it was the simple argument that i should be able to use any technology i wanted to move the viewing of content i paid for from Monday to Tuesday.
The established right of time shifting is fair use and therefore outside the scope of the control of the copyright holder
the fact that the copyright holder doesn't like me using torrent as the worlds best pvr (infinite hard drive, records every show, never deletes anything, let me go back and get something i paid for but failed to realize i would like) is irrelevant because their monopoly control does not exist for that context.
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But yes, I agree with you that everyone yelling at you about tubes was retarded. They were retarded then, many are still retarded but most have left the biz or come around. They did not understand the market, waged unwinnable wars (Steve Lightspeed still suing his fans) and so many that swore that they would never do business with anyone that had any relation to tubes. Mojohost capitulated recently, one of the last in a long line of liars. 
For an industry that worked in gray areas from the start they sure were pissy about the gray area tubes operated in. Whatever.
As we all see, tubes aint going anywhere and the business model it will take to be successful has changed. Welcome to the internet people, it's been like this forever.
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I have the advantage of actually seeing the new revenue streams
it gives me an insight that no one else has
we are on the verge of the next great shift, an explosion of revenue so great that it will make the home viewing marketplace created by time shifting seem like pocket change.
Access shifting is the key, the realization that copyright holders telling you can only watch their shit at this specific location, is just as invalid as saying you can only watch my shit monday at 9pm (what timeshifting killed).