Couple of thoughts just popped:<br /><br />federal law requires local tv stations to broadcast on the airwaves so that people are not forced to buy from the cable companies. I'm one of those people that refuses to pay for cable and my kids make do with PBS programs and re-runs of House since they are fascinated with doctor programs.<br /><br />It got me thinking about Star Play and regulation of entertainment and holo vision. Certainly it will be on a planet by planet basis as to what the regulation would be and no doubt Star Play is very concerned and spends money when talk of regulating its industries come up. I would bet that Star Play loves situations where its not required to broadcast stuff and force all the customers in a market to buy "cable" .<br /><br />Here in MA there are situations in some town where the cable company has been in the town and Verizon wants to expand its Fios service there but the town has essentially asked for a kick back for Verizon entering the market. Verizon would be paying to be there when the cable company would not which wouldn't be good for business so some town have no Fios service at all. Its all cut throat, politics, and the "envelope please" but thats life in MA. You can bet Star Play does not play nice if it dont have to on certain planets. lots of room for Merco thugs to put pressure on small companies Star Play wishes to squeeze out.<br /><br />Next thought is piracy. Piracy of movies is seriously common in MA. I dont like it but its what it is. I even bought a DVD movie at a CVS that turned out to be a pirated copy with really crappy detail to its image. the quality of video is night and day. Now you hear all sorts of stuff about it being a serious crime in the real world but you betterbelieve that Star Play treats piracy as a serious crime when it comes to its holo vision programs.<br /><br />
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