User talk:Myrik

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It has become apparent that your account is only being used for spamming, so it has been blocked indefinitely. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 23:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

I believe this block to be in error. I have updated external links on only tv shows that do not have links to a library to check out and view the content. I have not included in the link any personal identifier. Only a direct link to Season 1 of that specific series and a generic link to the 1st page of the Lost In Code Media Library. If you like cult classics you might want to check out the site. It took me a long time to find The Tomorrow People which was a series I had enjoyed watching when I was about 5 yrs old. I finally figured out what series I was thinking about by visiting Wikipedia, but had to pay nearly $100 to watch the show because I could not find anywhere to watch it online. Lost In Code Media Library solves that problem, and I would like to share it for the titles available. 23:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Accusation of spamming was related to 5 external links. Here is an example link:
 * The Tomorrow People (Original Series) at The Lost In Code Media Library

The example page is the article of The Tomorrow People. You will notice if you look at the page I posted I did not place the Lost In Code link at the top of the list. I placed it right below the imdb link. I figured this was a logical sequence for a media library because a user could first read about the series, see the imdb external for more info on the tv series, then check out any episodes you want to view from the library. It is recommended not to post links at the top of the list. It was also not at the bottom of the list, the bottom 2 links on the list were places to purchase the dvd's. I did not put those links there. I only put in the links to a media library where they could check out the dvd videos and watch them online.

I tried making the link as non-stand outish as I could (trying to make sure to follow your anti-spam policy) and not attract undue attention to the link. I posted it so the format was as close to the format of the Internet Movie Database as possible. I have used a wiki for a long time but had only contributed money to the project in the past. I realize that my link to the episodes was not in italics, once I found out I was trying to fix one of the links when my account came up as blocked.

To answer your second question or comment it will take a bit longer to explain licenses. Please understand I am a software developer not an attorney. I do not understand how copyright laws work in the country you are in, but here you can go to the local library and check out a dvd. You can also go to a rental store and rent a video. Both of these methods of rentals are legal without special licenses due temporary transfer of ownership. Perhaps the working there was wrong, I will explain a bit better the meaning through examples I understand better. The license is transfered to another person who can watch it in their residence with family members or friends as long as they do not charge for the people to watch it with them. Some rental stores have gone beyond simply renting out the original cd to renting out copies. Some Blockbuster stores for example will give you a burned copy of the disk instead of the original, using a technology such as windows license management the copy on the burned cd will stop functioning at the end of the rental time allowing a new copy to be burned for another user. This is like unicast multimedia streams because the license is essentially temporarily transfered to the renter even though the original cd stays in the store. When done properly the store has to have a system in place that prevents the same title from being viewed in 2 households at once using the same license. Netflix recently did something similar except they allowed the streaming of content. Note that you can stream media over the internet using both Unicast and Multicast streams, so far we have been talking about Unicast streams. Another type of media stream is multicast. Examples of multicast streams are watching a channel on tv, going to abc.com to view what is currently playing, and payperview television. Multicast streams fall into the category of broadcasting and requires additional licensing usually on an estimated per viewer basis with special breaks setup smaller broadcasters. Basically the Lost In Code Media Library functions like the local public library and makes the contents viewable by a unicast stream. At that time the content is checked out and licensed to the user watching it and rental logs are recorded for proof of license use. Another interesting thing to note is when you look at your local public library's website and check out an e-book (even in pdf form) it flags the book as checked out to you and will not allow another user to check it out unless they have more then one copy. This is all based on how an owner can transfer rights from one person to another, but only to one other. When you donate a video or book to the local library you are transfering them ownership and the ability for them to transfer ownership to others regardless of how the user actually sees the content. One other note, different states have laws on what businesses can rent titles, so your state may require you to get a license to open a rental store or start a library. If you open a new store location, you have to follow the laws in that state or region, but it does not matter where the renter/end user resides. Also note that by streaming the media it also helps for tax purposes because there are not tangable materials involved. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Myrik (talk • contribs)
 * Which other links for selling DVD items do you see? They may need to be removed as well.  —Wknight94 (talk) 13:15, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

I looked through them, another user has removed the links. I do have to admit however that I would have had difficulty finding where to purchase some of the harder to find dvd's without your external links.