[mythtv-users] Freeview Allowed To Use DRM To Curtail Online Piracy

[Andre]

On 14 Jun 2010, at 17:04, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> On 06/14/2010 11:56 AM, Andre wrote:
>> On 14 Jun 2010, at 16:44, Jason Ward wrote:
>>   
>>> On 14 June 2010 14:34, Nick Morrott wrote:
>>> 
>>> Huffman tables to implement the DRM on the HD EPG, eh? Like the ones
>>> used in the Freesat EPG? IMO (and having read previous threads on this
>>> on this list and elsewhere) it's only a matter of time before needing
>>> a licence is moot.
>>> 
>>> Nick
>>> 
>>> Which licence?  The MythTV licence refereed to by the OP?  The UK's TV Licence?  A licence to use the DRM?  Some other licence?
>>>     
>> The Freeview license to use the EPG huffman tables, part of the logo programme.
>> 
>> We will know if the BBC like "us" if the tables turn out to be the exact same ones they use on Freesat, maybe they just want to save some complexity and feed the Freeview system from the same feed as Freesat.
>> 
>> Anyway the mailing list police will be along in a moment to move us along, they don't like anyone discussing DRM circumvention around here. Somehow I doubt the Freeview HD license would be very compatible with the GPL even if we all had a whip round to pay for it!
>>   
> 
> There's absolutely no need to circumvent the DRM:  http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/419424#419424 (and see the rest of the thread, too).

Yep, I prefer EIT but xmltv works fine too.

Just need that USB DVBT2 receiver that Hauppauge were hinting at being available in time for the World Cup, the one on now or the next one? ;-> Odd that the posting seems to have been removed from their forum! 
Some stable linux drivers, pref open.
Probably (but hopefully not with all the hassle that's likely to cause) a tweak to S2API.
Updates to MythTV including to the DVBT scanner. 
In my case an update to the local transmitter. :-( It's on the schedule, just not for a couple of years. 
Then we can start worrying about xmltv or reverse engineering obsfucated EIT compression tables!

So no rush then....


Andre