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Daniel Thor Kristjansson wrote:<br>
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<span style="white-space: pre;">> I've been thinking about this. The
FCC declined EFF's plea to have <br>
> channels available over the air remain free of encryption on cable
<br>
> systems. So soon everything might be encrypted on most cable
systems.<br>
> However, I'm wondering, if you had a firewire capable TV could you
<br>
> just replay the encrypted stream and get to see the video that
way? <br>
> If so that capability could keep MythTV relevant in the US for
people<br>
> using cable when ATSC takes over. We can hope Kerry appoints
someone<br>
> that will undo Powell's damage at the FCC, but even if there is a <br>
> less evil* person in that office they will be busy with pressing <br>
> issues like stopping the countdown on the elimination of DSL ISPs.<br>
> <br>
> *I don't think Powell is inherently evil, I think he does evil
things<br>
> because he has a limited understanding of technology and business.<br>
></span><br>
I can't for the life of me remember where I read it, but I read an
article either yesterday or today that said the FCC was mandating that
cable boxes come with firewire ports and they must be enabled. . . <br>
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-dan<br>
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