[mythtv-users] Hardware configuration and capabilities of MythTV

[Raymond Wagner]

On 2/7/2011 17:25, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 5:11 PM, jedi<jedi at mishnet.org>  wrote:
>>     Cable Labs doesn't even want you to be able to capture stuff from
>> memory with a debugger. They don't even want you to be able to run some
>> sort of screen scraper.
> Cable Labs is doing everything in their power to make sure that the
> only way you can actually get to the content is with...   bittorrent.

They don't care about bittorrent.  Content theft really does not cause 
that much of an issue on their bottom line.  It only exists as FUD so 
people allow they go get away with egregious levels of DRM.  DRM allows 
them to control their user base.  If you want to watch TV on your TV as 
it airs, you have to buy that service.  If you want to watch it at a 
later date, that's another service.  If you want to watch it on another 
device, that's another service.  If left to their own devices, the users 
would get this capability through third party software and equipment.  
By putting DRM on the content, the cable company ensures that they get a 
cut.