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To: Robert Utne who wrote (25810)	11/27/1997 10:05:00 AM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

JR must be taking thanksgiving off, he missed a story remotely related to CUBE... thestar.com The first few paragraphs are: Mixed signals on satellite dishes Federal, N.S. courts clash over U.S. equipment By Robert Brehl Toronto Star Business Reporter Could the sticky cultural issue of ''gray market'' U.S. satellite dishes in Canada get any fuzzier? Yesterday two different high-ranking Canadian courts came out with strongly worded decisions, both making their views crystal clear. The problem is, the court rulings are exact opposites. In a major victory for Canadian satellite companies and programmers, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling declaring U.S. satellite dishes illegal. But at the same time, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruled the pizza-sized dishes not only legal, but preventing Canadians from owning them ''is clearly incompatible with freedom of speech.'' Indeed, the Nova Scotia court went so far as to compare the issue in Canada to ''Russia and the Eastern Bloc countries of Europe'' trying to keep radio and TV signals out of their countries when Communists ruled. It appears the Supreme Court of Canada will ultimately have to settle the issue. Nonetheless, both sides - Canadian satellite companies and dealers selling the U.S. dishes - claimed victory. ''Ladies and gentlemen, you must now understand how good the stuff is if the government is trying so hard to keep it away from you,'' said Brian Dinsdale, a Brampton dealer who is also chairman of the Satellite Communications Association of Canada. Rubbish, said Canadian satellite firms that insisted their services offer the best of Canadian and U.S. programming. (''Gray market'' dishes pick up only American programming, except for a dabbling of Canadian shows such as MuchMusic and Newsworld International.)

To: Robert Utne who wrote (25810)	11/27/1997 9:38:00 PM
From: Humblefrank	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

I don't expect to jump into Zenith, but I will keep an eye on it. They are backed by a Korean company LGE which may be why they have fallen lately. Digital is the future, but it will take longer than we wish. The biggest advantage of digital is going to be through this medium, the internet, not through television or DVD movies. This means it will have to wait for wider band width. The copyright issues are not as important in my mind because this is not about movies. If you were a teenager would you sit around and watch tv or hook up with friends around the country and the world through video on the internet? TV will become even more news oriented and reality based.