It IS delivered to the customer via the ISP, but it's encrypted due to content / rebroadcast rights blah blah blah
On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:44 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I learned something. I just assume all content was only delivered to > the service provider, and then the service provider handed it to the > consumer via their delivery infrastructure. That would make more sense to > me. > > > I just never saw entertainment (internet included) as being something worthy > of any federal attention > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> It's a bit of a mess really. >> >> You have inbound content feeds or peering, which is often encrypted. >> This hits their different "content servers" in your network that you >> often have no control over. A customer ONT has a list of channels and >> encryption keys programmed into it, and it sends off a bunch of >> multicast join requests for the content to these content servers. The >> content is end-end encrypted. You're kind of a dumb pipe in this >> scenario. >> >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:34 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > maybe i misunderstand how this works, I assumed the service provider >> > gets >> > the content, however they get the content, then delivers the content on >> > their own system to the set top box. Are you saying the content provider >> > delivers the content directly to the consumer set top box currently just >> > transiting the service provider network? >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I have no idea what you just said. >> >> >> >> Currently, content providers are using proprietary DRM (in many cases) >> >> to send content feeds. >> >> >> >> For instance, we have 5 content providers and our own sat farm now. >> >> Each one has a different demarc box for encryption and keys, and we >> >> have to manage keys for content for each user and each set top. It's a >> >> fucking nightmare. We also are limited to a handful of set tops that >> >> will work with their systems. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:24 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Forcing providers from using proprietary technology on their >> >> > infrastructure >> >> > to maximize performance of their service into hammering a square peg >> >> > into a >> >> > round hole so everybody has a square peg will not turn out well. It >> >> > will >> >> > however ensure that digital theft becomes a much simpler process, so >> >> > thats >> >> > always good. >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> If you actually read the FCC document, I cannot help but thinking >> >> >> this >> >> >> is >> >> >> almost forcing al la carte on the cable providers. Looks like good >> >> >> stuff to >> >> >> me. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: That One Guy /sarcasm >> >> >> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 9:44 AM >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Subject: [AFMUG] ot: this is our priority? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/04/15/obama-is-urging-the-fcc-to-open-up-the-cable-box-so-you-can-watch-tv-how-you-really-want/ >> >> >> >> >> >> First world problems. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >> >> >> team >> >> >> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >> >> > team >> >> > as >> >> > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >> > as >> > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
