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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 26 Jan 2010 14:27 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Monday 25 Jan 2010 16:33 : \____
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>>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>>>>> BBC given go-ahead for Freeview HD copy-protection
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>>>>>>| The BBC has been granted provisional approval
>>>>>>| for the BBC to introduce copy protection for
>>>>>>| content on the Freeview HD platform.
>>>>>>|
>>>>>>| With Freeview HD closing in on a commercial
>>>>>>| launch, focus has continued on what level of
>>>>>>| copy protection should be put in.
>>>>>> `----
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>>>>>> http://www.techradar.com/news/television/hdtv/bbc-given-go-ahead-for-freeview-hd-
>>>> copy-protection-665556
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>>>>>
>>>>> One suspects that some aspects of the BBC's charter are being broken
>>>>> here. Personally, I'd rather they didn't carry any HD than do this,
>>>>> which is as wrong as wrong can be.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can we start a campaign to stop HD on freeview? Or at least, stop
>>>>> corrupted HD on freeview?
>>>>
>>>> I think they work on some workaround for FOSS, but I can't see it
>>>> happening. And they talk about "IPR" when asked about it (I saw it earlier,
>>>> can't recall where).
>>>>
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>>> IPR is a catch-all which is used as a shield against legitimate inquiry.
>>>
>>> I think we should push, then, for the Beeb to avoid transmitting any
>>> "HD" which isn't theirs to transmit. I suspect that HD will go the same
>>> way as most of the "developments", like DVDs being interactive, scene
>>> selection and so on, or anyone caring about picture quality.
>>>
>>> Some of these things will happen in the end, but like 3G, probably not
>>> in any way which results in increased revenue for anyone.
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>> What they meant in this context, IIRC, is that people cannot store the stuff
>> locally or share it in any way. They haven't heard of screen grabbers at the
>> Beeb, I guess.
>>
>> "Everybody is connected to everybody else, all data that can be shared will
>> be shared will be shared: get used to it."
>>
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> I appreciate the intention, but I think it's just daft. Why shouldn't
> people store the stuff locally? Video recorders for time-shifting have
> been in use for 30-odd years in a domestic setting, in fact, probably
> more like 40-odd years if you go back to the Philips N1500 series.
>
> I make constant and consistent use of my mythtv box, if I didn't have
> it, I'd not see most things I like to, as most things I like are not
> actually being broadcast when I want them. Often I down-code them to
> watch on my Nokia N800, Acer AA1 or HTC Android phone. The AA1 runs the
> myth client well even over wireless, but when I'm somewhere else...
>
> What gets missed here is that the bandwidth of broadcast networks dwarfs
> internet, adsl, even fibre to the premises, so the smartest thing a user
> can do is secure a myth box, loads of hard drives, and programme it to
> record what you're interested in, which can then be watched at leisure.
>
> Some people even come around to my house and watch things with me,
> too...
Broadcasters -- unlike ISPs (bandwidth) -- like the idea of remote viewing because it enables
them to "Refine" targeted ads (read: spying) and denial of access to 'unhealthy',
'illegal', or unpaid 'content' ("pay us again for the same thing!").
It basically keeps control in the company's hands even while/after you watch the thing.
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