[mythtv-users] For whom the bell tolls [RM for DVB aka CPCM]

Dean Collins Dean at cognation.net
Wed Mar 14 14:39:15 UTC 2007


Yep it's almost like do we boycott content providers? What else can we
do?

I mean where are the governing "Voice of reason" I guess
senators/congressmen are out lining their own pockets so we need to fund
the EFF to stand in their place.

 
Cheers,
 
Dean
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Simon Allcorn
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2007 9:32 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] For whom the bell tolls [RM for DVB aka
CPCM]
> 
> Yes, I also read this report, and I came to the conclusion that the
> only realistically useful thing I could do was subscribe to the EFF so
> they have a little more money to fight this:
> 
> http://www.eff.org/support/
> 
> 
> Simon
> 
> On 3/13/07, Blammo <blammo.doh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you care about being able to record and playback video on a
> > platform of your choosing, you need to be up to speed.. this is a
> > little scarey:
> >
> > http://www.eff.org/IP/DVB/dvb_briefing_paper.php
> >
> > <quote from Slashdot>
> >
> > "The EFF, reportedly the only consumer rights organization to be
> > granted membership of the Digital Video Broadcasting consortium,
> > reports that TV and movie industry representatives have been pushing
> > for DRM in the DVB technologies. This in itself is not entirely
> > unexpected, but these talks have been going on in closed meetings.
The
> > EFF itself has been blocked from reporting on this until now as a
> > condition of being allowed to attend. The proposed technologies
allow
> > rights-holders and broadcasters to severely hamper your ability to
> > make use of broadcast television content, including the ability to
> > retroactively blacklist any devices that consumers may already own
> > that act in ways undesirable to the rights-holder or broadcaster.
The
> > EFF concludes that public interest and consumer rights advocates
must
> > fight back."
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