Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 11:40:34 +0200 (MET DST) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Teletext and intercast Message-ID: <199705150940.LAA28027@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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> The major problem we had with the deployment of VBI services is > shown in the following example: ... > 5. Find out that joe six-pack cable operator is stripping the VBI > off HSN cuz he can. you explain to him the problem, and he says when > are you going to send him a check for your use of his VBI. This is clearly a problem in the contracts between you, HSN and the cable operator (CO). If the contract between CO and HSN allows the CO to strip off commercials from the HSN programs, (and ask money to the advertisers to reinsert them), and advertisers are not appropriately warned in their contract with HSN, they would immediately sue HSN. It seems to me the same exact situation. Nonetheless with wireless TV (not cable) this is not a problem. I don't know how cable is widespread in europe, but surely less than in the US. It wouldn't be a problem with Sat-TV either. Cheers Luigi -----------------------------+-------------------------------------- Luigi Rizzo | Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione email: luigi@iet.unipi.it | Universita' di Pisa tel: +39-50-568533 | via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 PISA (Italy) fax: +39-50-568522 | http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ _____________________________|______________________________________
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