[mythtv-users] Mythtv SDV issues

Kris Jensen kris.jensen.knj at gmail.com
Sat Apr 20 20:10:06 UTC 2013


On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Robert Dege <livemotion at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the information.  It's very insightful.  At least FIOS
> doesn't implement SDV and DRM in my area (for now at least).
>
> So besides WMC and Tivo, what other DVR software/products will work with
> the Time Warner SDV / DRM setup?
>
> -Rob
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>wrote:
>
>> On 4/20/2013 3:02 PM, Kris Jensen wrote:
>>
>>> That pop up all kinds of questions for me. So I Googled  "Tivo is
>>> licensed with CableLabs" for kicks and the first hit is a good read on
>>> DRM and such.
>>> http://w2.eff.org/IP/pnp/**cablewp.php<http://w2.eff.org/IP/pnp/cablewp.php>
>>>
>>> Thought I may help with others understanding DRM. As it did mine.
>>>
>>
>> The basic gist is that in order to protect the content from you, the
>> user, both the keys to the content, and the software that handles the keys
>> and the unencrypted content, must be outside the control of the user.  The
>> software must be distributed as a signed binary, and it must only be
>> willing to communicate with other signed or otherwise authenticated
>> software, lest you as a user rip out the protection mechanisms and
>> recompile.
>>
>> While nothing prevents an implementation of DRM algorithm to be
>> distributed as open source, any functional software must be closed.
>>
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For consumer level the only option I found is The cable box its self =/

And then paired with an HD-PVR maybe.
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