On 02/09/2012 09:56 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: > On 2/9/2012 8:45 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote: > >> My understanding is that the encryption isn't really a business goal of >> the cable companies, but rather a requirement that is being forced on >> them by the content producers. The content producers can say "you need >> to pay us X to carry our content if you encrypt, or pay us 10x if you >> don't encrypt, to compensate us for the additional risk of piracy". > > By "basic channels" I meant "the ones that are available as part of > basic service" (the cheapest cable service) which are mostly available > over the air, not the cable company definition of "basic channels" > meaning "ones that you don't pay individual subscription fees for" (ie, > not HBO etc). How can piracy be a consideration for channels that are > already available at higher quality (the versions carried on cable are > re-encoded at lower bitrates than the broadcasts) for free?
You and I can see that; this is the MPAA/RIAA content industry you're talking about. Common sense is uncommon in their little bubble... Matt _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
