On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Andrew Bowden <[email protected]>wrote:
> From: Adam Bradley > > Similar questions to Andrew's above will be asked, of course. > > "Why can't I record this TV show?", > > Unless I've missed something (and I'm sure someone will tell me if I > have!) there's no proposals on the table to prevent people from > recording HD content - as long as the user has a suitable device. > The Ofcom document has a requirement: "That no functional content management restrictions are placed on the recording of HD content onto a DVR which is integrated into a receiver." This is a welcome protection, but suggests that if I have (e.g.) a Freeview HD receiver and a separate Blu-Ray recorder then I won't be able to record. Also, the content protection rules aren't defined or regulated by Ofcom, but by what seems to be an industry group. I can't see what we have to stop them unilaterally changing these terms in future, and historically a "do not record" flag has been high on their list. > > "Why do some of my shows not copy to my iPod?", etc. > > It's so hard for me currently to get SD content off my PVR and on to my > iPod that I've never done it. Point taken, but it would be nice if someone made it easy in future and this just makes it less likely. Perhaps "Why can't I stream this on my network player upstairs" would be a more likely question in the future. Adam
