I'm wondering something, and I thought it would be too long to post in the news item on the main page.

How long has the MPAA been around? Since the 70's, at least? Was technology inovation much more free without these penny pinchers around?

For instance, we have a cable card tv downstairs, and now our VCR is useless because we can't use the video out. Antenna in to VCR produces same results.

These Hollywood studios act like the world will end if people have the freedom to do with their shows as they like. But so long as they arn't selling it, would the industry really fall flat on it's face?

Think about it. People are ripping content now by the hundreds. They spent years and millions of dollars to work on DVD encryption, and it was supposedly broken within a few days by a 15 year old kid! HD DVD didn't take too long to break either, and that was touted as unbreakable.

Why not just save everyone some money and make it legal to copy so long as it's not sold? People are still buying movie tickets, people are buying Season sets in the droves, and with overnight shipping, it's never been easier to get sets than it is now.

And if they think people will stop going to movies altogether...why not help fix the movie experience? Bigger theaters, digital projection that matches any home theater setup, NO 7 minute commercial set before the film. People will continue to go to the theaters for a long time.

No real meaning, just a rant. I think the network DVR is an interesting idea, and it's just one of many that's being shot down now...