Nick Reynolds-FM&T wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/drm/
http://forums.reghardware.com/post/675054
"I can't believe The Register hasn't picked up on this. The proposed
'DRM' is entirely harmless and here's why. Scrambling the EPG does NOT
prevent the video itself being recorded, it will still be broadcast FTA
unencrypted and indeed there are other alternative sources of guide
data. The BBC isn't stupid, it _knows_ this and the only conclusion is
that they are trying to appease rights holders with a slight of hand.
Now I hesitate to bring this up in a public forum where it might
undermine what the BBC are trying to achieve, but this backlash against
risks the same thing.
The developers of MythTV, myself included, are entirely unconcerned by
this move because technically it's so laughable and therefore so
obviously not what it appears to be. The BBC tech guys are as smart as
they come, we deal with them on regular basis, and they are engineering
the Emperors Clothes of DRM - a solution which appeases everyone. It's
really quite beautiful and we should be lending them our complete support."
I am aware of all of the above, At some point we need to stop appeasing
the content providers and start fighting back.
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