Media centre recordedTV clips, Powerpoint and Education

[Guest]

In the UK teachers can record educational programmes onto video and show them
to classes.

I bought a media centre PC so that I could edit recorded TV into short,
meaningful clips and insert them into powerpoint. This would streamline my
lessons, make them more focused and save time.

However it appears that recorded TV is security protected and this cannot be
done.

This doesn't make sense as people who want to abuse copyright have any
number of ways to do so.

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[Austin Myers]

This doesn't make sense as people who want to abuse copyright have any

number of ways to do so.

Then they don't need anymore tools.


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Yes, but this is the problem with so much copy protection. This teacher
seems to have a legal right to use this video in PowerPoint presentations
for educational purposes, and the copy protection technology is
preventing the legal use. The criminals can keep violating copyright but
the average user can't do what is legal.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

 

[Austin Myers]

True enough, perhaps had people stood up and said the "sharing" on the P2P
networks was wrong we wouldn't have this situation. I guess people thought
the content providers (copyright holders) would never do anything to
protect themselves.

I would also think MS would be opening the door to who knows how many law
suits if they provided tools to do it. Media Center to copy the content,
PPT to distribute it, Lawyers forming a line out the door and around the
block.


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Guest]

I've no idea what you mean by sharing on P2P networks as I'm not a computer
buff. I only know I've hit a brick wall in trying to do something that I can
do with 'low' tech video and powerpoint run separately. Maybe the lawers
should line up outside video / DVD recorder manufacturers.

By th way Austin, you emailed me about PFC and I tried to reply to you to
thank you for your swift reply but it bounced back.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for understanding point that I was trying to make.

 

[Austin Myers]

I've no idea what you mean by sharing on P2P networks as I'm not a
computer
buff. I only know I've hit a brick wall in trying to do something that I
can
do with 'low' tech video and powerpoint run separately. Maybe the lawers
should line up outside video / DVD recorder manufacturers.

Oh I do empathize with you and other users, I just understand the how and
why we got to this point.

By th way Austin, you emailed me about PFC and I tried to reply to you to
thank you for your swift reply but it bounced back.

Really??? To what address?