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Ok I am known for being outspoken, a loud mouth, etc, but I always speak my mind, my thoughts may not always be correct but still I take my time to voice my opions on things.

So without further fainfair here is another one of my thoughts (Or as Arsino Hall would call them... "Things that make you go Hmmmm")

As of late quite a rage has begun over a piece of equipment called the XMPCR. When the XM PCR was first announced many of us thought XM was nuts for releasing this equipment because of the possibilities this equipment would open up.

The Genie which many hoped would never come out, yet at the same time many were hoping would come out was released. That Genie is called TimeTrax.

TimeTrax allows you to setup your PCR to capture shows you would normally miss, and it records them in MP3 format. It can also record songs from XM and make perfect individual MP3 of songs complete with Artist and Title information.

Of course XM and the RIAA are now fighting hard against this software and have discontinued the XMPCR plus pulled the release of the SkyFi 2 Advanced Home Docking Station as it had the ability to be controled using PCR software.

XMFan has taken a hands of approach to let users discuss TimeTrax, another website has banned such talk and instead has taken it upon itself to berate the author of the software for ruining a good thing. Of course while he is against the talk of the software he has decided to make a buck and hop on the bandwaggon and raise his price of XMPCR's to $70! Yes he is against the software but don't mind f**king over people to make a buck, the Z Man's Colors are showing again.

But beside the fleecing by the Z Man at the other site we must look deeper at things.

Is recording XM illegal? XM and the RIAA would like you to think so, and while it may even be in the XM User Agreement, there has been more then one time I have heard XM DJ's saying things like "Get rady to roll tape" and "Roll Tape now" but besides this there is another important thing about recording off of XM using the TimeTrax software, when using this software while it is recording MP3's we must remember here that you are recording from Analog to Digital, your MP3 will not be perfect. Acording to some laws I have read recording Analog singals is ok for you own private use. XM and the RIAA are stepping into dangerous terrortory by saying a user is not able to record from an analog output for their own personal use.

Now back to the scum of the earth, that Guy Z at the other forum, the guys who lips are so tight to the folks at XM that his head would explode if they farted, the guy who thinks that everything at XM is fine and dandy.

This is the guy who designed and has been selling modification to XM radios to allow perfect output from XM Radios using a Digital TOSLINK connection, these modification may be more illegal then any person making recording from an analog output on any XM Radio. The fact is with these unauthorized modifications being sold by the Z Man people can actually make PERFECT Digital to Digital copies of shows and songs from XM.

The person making the biggest flap about the TimeTrax software is the same person who is fleecing people to make a buck because of the softwares success, and he is also selling unauthorized modifications which may allow people to make perfect Digital to Digital copies. Let's follow the money trail here folks, he may act like he hates the new software, but in reality he's laughing all the way to the bank.

So in closing I would like to pose this question to the members of XM Fan, which do you consider more illegal, a person making analog copies of programs and music for their own personal use or the making of unauthorized modifications to XM Radios so that perfect Digital to Digital Recording can be made.

I look forward to your feedback.

Just calling it as I see it...

I am

Scott Greczkowski

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