tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061227211666562229.post7974815810921043402..comments2023-04-02T08:55:27.583-05:00Comments on Expand Fair Use: Cable set to get less convenientLee Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16513638681178493497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061227211666562229.post-16045191617474808772012-10-15T18:17:13.463-05:002012-10-15T18:17:13.463-05:00One of the things that is majorly annoying about t...One of the things that is majorly annoying about this, however, is that they will - for the first time ever - be allowed to encrypt the local Over The Air channels.<br /><br />People like to say that the cable company is "private", but what is not generally understood is that many cable companies get handouts from county and city governments in the form of joint trenches, property easements and tax breaks.<br /><br />All so they can charge you ever more money to make up for all the people they are driving away from their service.<br /><br />25 years ago, Big Cable could get away with anything they wanted (that the FCC allowed). <br /><br />Nowadays, I suspect more people will just "cut the cord" and rely solely on Hulu, library, friends, bittorrent, etc.<br /><br />It's like they want to force people to stop subscribing to their service.<br /><br />I know if Cox does it here, I'll be trimming $50 out of my media budget each month.<br /><br />PS:This is also why some of the CableCos are instituting caps and throttles - to keep people from substituting online sources for regular cable TV.MjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830144244063454303noreply@blogger.com