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Posted by Morton Davis on 10/02/05 22:48
"Randy Hoops" <Randy@rhoops.org> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 12:24:43 GMT, "Morton Davis" <antikerry@home.com>
> wrote:
>
> >YUP. TIVO users were recently treatred to a sample of things to come when
> >the networks inadvertently flagged a bunch of programs that were not
> >supposed to be flagged, thus not allowing TIVO users to record those
> >programs.
> >
> >In 2008, the flagging is going to be in use on an industry wide basis.
Want
> >to record that ballgame while you're at work? Sorry, you can't. Want to
> >record Letterman so you can watch it the next day? NOPE. No recording of
> >just about ANYTHING n a TIVO or a DVD recorder.
> >
> >Oh, and those new TV-In video cards? THey won'y work either, or so I'm
told.
> >
> >Of course, there'll be a goldmine for anyone who can build a device that
> >will kill the flags.....
> >
>
> What Mr Davis is speaking of is called the "Broadcast Flag". It is
> a flag in a digital TV transmission that could force no copy, copy
> once, copy only in degraded from etc.
>
> The FCC mandates a rule that would have required equipment
> manufacturers to make equipment that enabled DRM as instructed by the
> broadcast flag.
>
> On May 6, 2005 the DC court of appeals tossed out this rule. Unless
> this decision is overturned by a higher court, Broadcast Flag will not
> happen.
>
> Even if the broadcast flag were implemented, it would not apply to
> analog equipment or equipment manufactured earlier.
>
> Your current TiVo Series 2 has analog inputs and outputs and will not
> be affected by the digital broadcast flag.
>
>
Interestingly, current TiVo users were blocked from recording, see Newsweek
from last month, which is a great deal past May 6, 2005. And most current
DVD recoprders will not record many programs. THAT is a FACT.
-*MORT*-
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