Family Package Channels not able to go back 48Hours

[spvideo]

I just read in the IPTV tech support area that the SA IPTV Family Package channels are not able to go back up to 48 hours like the Faith Package channels. SA does not have the rights to air programming in that package outside of the regular scheduled time. That's a bummer.

[jholland]

You can do VHS taping from those channels.

[JeffH]

You can do VHS taping from those channels.

Also DVD-/+RW or DVD-RAM

[catkoko]

Still that is one of the "advantages" sky angel has been pushing for IPTV. Seems they keep changing those QA.

[jholland]

I'm pretty sure they stated from the beginning that it was faith channels only.

[Scroll]

SA does not have the rights to air programming in that package outside of the regular scheduled time.

Yea, cause it's not like people have a life and want viewing to be more convenient to their personal schedules.

I have a feeling that technically even recording to DVD Ram Disk or DVR would technically be a violation of someone's TOS.

[jashobeam]

I have a feeling that technically even recording to DVD Ram Disk or DVR would technically be a violation of someone's TOS.

I doubt that. The movie compaines had a fit to ban VCRs in the beginning thinking it would hurt business. There was a court decision made that if something is broadcast into your home, you can make a copy as long as you don't profit finacially from it.

Court decision:
Supreme Court Rules Home Use of VCRs Okay

[Scroll]

EXCEPT that I know for a fact the Amazon unBox rentals state NO VCR copies are allowed and your rental license ONLY covers a 24 hour window of viewing once you first hit play on the Tivo.

So again they seem to be trying to skirt the ruling with TOS language.

[jashobeam]

Since TOS is not a law, I don't see how they can enforce it.

[Scroll]

Perhaps not, but it does raise an ethical question.

The world was a much simpler place when there weren't so many shades of grey.