From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "WSFAList (E-mail)" <WSFAList at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] FW: Industry blowing smoke on digital rights
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:27:08 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Strong, Lee
> Sent:	Wednesday, May 08, 2002 9:54 AM
> To:	Keith Lynch (E-mail)
> Subject:	Industry blowing smoke on digital rights
>
> 	What Keith said for himself on the question of a hypothetical
> contract between television viewers and networks applies equally to all
> other viewers.  The recent statement by Mr. Jamie Kellner, head of Turner
> Broadcasting, that there is some kind of contract between viewer and
> network is completely false.  Television and radio networks distribute
> their media products (programs) free in the hope that viewers will buy the
> advertisers' goods and services, which will justify the advertisers'
> purchase of television and radio time.  Since people do behave in this
> way, this is a reasonable expectation about human behavior.  However,
> there is not and never has been any contract requiring viewers to watch
> any particular thing, especially commercials.  The normal human reluctance
> to watch the same commercial over and over is not "theft" as Mr. Kellner
> falsely alleges, but simple good taste.
> 	On the other hand, Mr. Kellner, if we have a contract, how come
> Turner Broadcasting isn't broadcasting 20 hours of high quality science
> fiction and fantasy every week?