Chilly8
2011-10-25 20:57:50 UTC
The end of online sports broadcasting, REGARDLESS of WHERE it comes
from could be near, and this is *NOT* BULLSHIT!!!!!!
There are rumors that the House version of the Protect IP Act could be
even WORSE than the Senate version.
This one REALLY COULD shut down streaming providers, and others
site, that rely on user-generated cotent. And this could also affect
online broadcasts of figure skating, REGARDLESS of where you
get it from.
Whether you get it from us, from IceNetwork, Eurosport, Sportbox,
or anywhere else, chances are they utilise some kind of streaming
service provider, to handle the bandwidth. So for those who enjoy
getting skating broadcasts online, whether be from us, or anywhere
else, it may come to an end.
And this rumored house version of SO broad, that it could get
Figure Skating Universe and GoldenSkate blacklisted, becuase
there are links, sometimes, which MIGHT be considered pirate,
under this version.
If Figure Skating Universe and/or GoldenSkate are ever blacklisted,
it would be done through DNS, and this can be trivial to circumvent.
And this what makes Windows SUPERIOR to Mac or Linux,
You just need to put these entries in your hosts file
208.72.42.49 www.fsuniverse.net
74.52.107.178 www.goldenskate.com
What this will do is cause windows to use what is on your hosts file, and
not use your ISPs DNS servers to locate a site, so no matter what the
government orders done ot the DNS servers, you can still access
both sites, as Windows will refer to your hosts file first.
Note this is ONLY for users of WINDOWS. There is NO hosts
file in Mac, Linux, or Unix, or ANY equivalent. PIPA is one GOOD
reason why Mac, Linux, and Unix users should switch to Windows,
becuase of the hosts file that can be modified by the user.
Onlnie radio and TV is a low margin business, and most of us just
do NOT have the kind of money it would take to run our own streaming
server full time, given the bandwidth costs, so the House version of
PIPA, if the rumors are true, and going to put an END to the online
radio industry.
I have done online broadcasting of skating, since 1995, and I must
say it's been grand folks. It has been what has been 17 season now of
brodcasting skating online, And I did it on pirate shortwave, before
that. I broadcast skating, in some capacity, since 1984, and
the changes I have seen in nearly 28 years have been quite a lot.
At the time I began broacasting skating in 1984, the idea that
the Russians would EVER *NOT* be at the top of the podium
in either pairs or ice dancing would be been unthinkable. And
people would have been ROFLLTAO, had the idea of America
EVER winning medals in ice dance been brought up. Before
Belbin and Agosto, the idea of America ever winning a medal
in ice dancing would be been considered "Alien Space Bats".
Before Belbin and Agosto, America was a lighteweight in ice
dance. Before Belbin in Agosto, anyone would bust
a gut laughing at the idea of any American couple ever
winning a medal in ice dance.
It was just last year then history was made when Sarah
Meier became the first ever Swiss lady to win Europeans.
The only other skater of any ilk Switzerland ever had was
in the mens disicipline, with Stephane Lambiel, who won
world and Olympic medals for Switzerland. Switzerland
has excelled in all other winter sports, but NOT in figure
skating.
IF this is to be the end for us, and other figure skating
broadcasters, we will be long remembered for bringing
skating broadcasts to parts of the world that would not
normally see it. Before ICracveTV was shut down in
2000 for copyright infringment, their rebroadcasts of
TV stations in Toronto and Buffalo exposed parts of the
USA to skating which would not normally have it. Not
many TV or radio stations south of the Mason Dixon
line would have skating on. I don't think very many
people in places like Selma, Montgomery, or Biloxi
would generate that much of an audience for skating.
More Southernors prefer football or baseball to sports
like figure skating. Before ICraceTV, I doubt that
the Los Angeles area would have had that much
of an audience for figure skating. Prior to 2002
North Americans, there has NEVER been any
skating event within a days drive of wither the
Los Angeles or San Diego. But us, and ICraceTV
actually paved the way for figure skating to become
more mainstream in the LA area. Since the days
of ICraveTV, the Toyota Center, EastWest
Arena, Westminster Ice Palace, and a rink
in Pasadena, have been built. Before 2000, there
were no ice rinks in the LA area. So we give
credit to the former ICracveTV, for exposing
people in the LA area to figure skating, though
their online rebroadcasts of TV stations
in Toronto and Buffalo.
from could be near, and this is *NOT* BULLSHIT!!!!!!
There are rumors that the House version of the Protect IP Act could be
even WORSE than the Senate version.
This one REALLY COULD shut down streaming providers, and others
site, that rely on user-generated cotent. And this could also affect
online broadcasts of figure skating, REGARDLESS of where you
get it from.
Whether you get it from us, from IceNetwork, Eurosport, Sportbox,
or anywhere else, chances are they utilise some kind of streaming
service provider, to handle the bandwidth. So for those who enjoy
getting skating broadcasts online, whether be from us, or anywhere
else, it may come to an end.
And this rumored house version of SO broad, that it could get
Figure Skating Universe and GoldenSkate blacklisted, becuase
there are links, sometimes, which MIGHT be considered pirate,
under this version.
If Figure Skating Universe and/or GoldenSkate are ever blacklisted,
it would be done through DNS, and this can be trivial to circumvent.
And this what makes Windows SUPERIOR to Mac or Linux,
You just need to put these entries in your hosts file
208.72.42.49 www.fsuniverse.net
74.52.107.178 www.goldenskate.com
What this will do is cause windows to use what is on your hosts file, and
not use your ISPs DNS servers to locate a site, so no matter what the
government orders done ot the DNS servers, you can still access
both sites, as Windows will refer to your hosts file first.
Note this is ONLY for users of WINDOWS. There is NO hosts
file in Mac, Linux, or Unix, or ANY equivalent. PIPA is one GOOD
reason why Mac, Linux, and Unix users should switch to Windows,
becuase of the hosts file that can be modified by the user.
Onlnie radio and TV is a low margin business, and most of us just
do NOT have the kind of money it would take to run our own streaming
server full time, given the bandwidth costs, so the House version of
PIPA, if the rumors are true, and going to put an END to the online
radio industry.
I have done online broadcasting of skating, since 1995, and I must
say it's been grand folks. It has been what has been 17 season now of
brodcasting skating online, And I did it on pirate shortwave, before
that. I broadcast skating, in some capacity, since 1984, and
the changes I have seen in nearly 28 years have been quite a lot.
At the time I began broacasting skating in 1984, the idea that
the Russians would EVER *NOT* be at the top of the podium
in either pairs or ice dancing would be been unthinkable. And
people would have been ROFLLTAO, had the idea of America
EVER winning medals in ice dance been brought up. Before
Belbin and Agosto, the idea of America ever winning a medal
in ice dancing would be been considered "Alien Space Bats".
Before Belbin and Agosto, America was a lighteweight in ice
dance. Before Belbin in Agosto, anyone would bust
a gut laughing at the idea of any American couple ever
winning a medal in ice dance.
It was just last year then history was made when Sarah
Meier became the first ever Swiss lady to win Europeans.
The only other skater of any ilk Switzerland ever had was
in the mens disicipline, with Stephane Lambiel, who won
world and Olympic medals for Switzerland. Switzerland
has excelled in all other winter sports, but NOT in figure
skating.
IF this is to be the end for us, and other figure skating
broadcasters, we will be long remembered for bringing
skating broadcasts to parts of the world that would not
normally see it. Before ICracveTV was shut down in
2000 for copyright infringment, their rebroadcasts of
TV stations in Toronto and Buffalo exposed parts of the
USA to skating which would not normally have it. Not
many TV or radio stations south of the Mason Dixon
line would have skating on. I don't think very many
people in places like Selma, Montgomery, or Biloxi
would generate that much of an audience for skating.
More Southernors prefer football or baseball to sports
like figure skating. Before ICraceTV, I doubt that
the Los Angeles area would have had that much
of an audience for figure skating. Prior to 2002
North Americans, there has NEVER been any
skating event within a days drive of wither the
Los Angeles or San Diego. But us, and ICraceTV
actually paved the way for figure skating to become
more mainstream in the LA area. Since the days
of ICraveTV, the Toyota Center, EastWest
Arena, Westminster Ice Palace, and a rink
in Pasadena, have been built. Before 2000, there
were no ice rinks in the LA area. So we give
credit to the former ICracveTV, for exposing
people in the LA area to figure skating, though
their online rebroadcasts of TV stations
in Toronto and Buffalo.