[ExtractStream] Re: My Dangerous Idea - A technical question, not a legal question

[Syth]

At 07:47 7/3/2001 +0200, Carlos Fernández Sanz wrote:
>Eric,
>
> > Yes, it's his call, but his logic is still just plain wrong. He sees a=
nd
> > likes Tivo and want's to protect Tivo, and takes actions which protect
>
>Actually so do I. I bought some Tivo stock so I hope Tivo does well.
>
> > Tivo's choice of business model is fundamentally flawed. They should
>
>Here I agree.
>But until they change their business model, I believe it's reasonable to
>think that releasing all that Tridge has done (and the rest of non-releasi=
ng
>guys, for that matter) would harm Tivo.

Well, it would force them to make a choice. Either lock down the box so 
that no one can do anything to it (like a Replay or (pen)ultimate TV or 
require a so-called "lifetime" subscription.

Releasing these hacks would force TiVo to choose, once and for all.