[mythtv-users] CCI Copy Freely Letter Campaign

[Byron Poland]

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 6:19 PM jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 05:33:13PM -0400, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 1:44 PM Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org>
> wrote:
> > >> > On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com>
> wrote:
> > >> >> I assume you are referring to a STB plus HD PVR combination. What
> > >> >> happens
> > >> >> when they implement SOC?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectable_Output_Control
> > >> >>
> > >> >> CCI=Copy Freely is the only true answer.
> > >> >
> > >> > You add in an HD Fury to the mix of extra hardware you need to buy.
> > >>
> > >> Part of the point I'm trying to make is just how ineffective CCI flags
> > >> are at actually curbing piracy.  CCI=Copy Never won't prevent Game of
> > >> Thrones from ending up on bit torrent 20 minutes after broadcast.  It
> > >> just annoys honest people and forces us to pay more for extra
> > >> equipment rental.  That is, I believe, its true purpose.
> > >>
> > > That is the entire point of DRM.
> >
> > Which is why it's important to try to understand the motivations of a
> > company like Fox pushing for tighter DRM.  It's clear to see how Time
> > Warner benefits, but how does Fox?  What are they trying to
> > accomplish?  What I think they want is more people watching live (and
> > not skipping ads).  Sending them a letter saying "your practices make
> > it hard for me to view your content on my handy-dandy auto-commercial
> > skipping DVR" will fall on deaf ears since that is entirely the point
> > of their actions.
>
>    True. However, doesn't this sort of shenanigan also interfere with
> a more corporate Tivo and it's little room shifting appliance?
>
>
Yes it does impact Tivo, and their tivo-mini product for in home streaming
and their ios/android apps.

http://zatznotfunny.com/2015-07/fox-locks-down-tivo-on-fios/
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