[mythtv-users] More DRM for Frontier FIOS

[David Engel]

On Thu, Aug 04, 2016 at 12:39:19PM -0700, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> 
> 
> On 8/4/2016 11:35 AM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> > On Thu, 2016-08-04 at 13:28 -0500, David Engel wrote:
> > > It was just over a year ago that I had the displeasure of reporting
> > > that Verizon FIOS had enabled copy protection on the national FOX
> > > channels.  For those of us FIOS cablecard customers unfortunately
> > > sold
> > > to Frontier, the saga continues to worsen.  It has been reported that
> > > Frontier's policy is to copy protect everything, much like Time
> > > Warner
> > > Cable does.  That appears to be the case as all new channels rolled
> > > out in the last week or so have copy protection enabled.  It's
> > > probably only a matter of time now before they get around to enabling
> > > it on existing channels too.
> > The fix is in.  (has long been I am sure)
> > 
> > It's really just a matter of time before any and all content everywhere
> > will be completely uncopyable and inaccessible to any device except
> > that which you are provided by your provider at a hefty cost to keep
> > you in the silo that much longer.
> > 
> > This whole game is a racket.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > b.
> > 
> 
> I had hopes for the FCC push for third party STBs. Hope is fading:
> 
> http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-copyright-office-criticizes-fccs-plan-on-set-top-boxes-1470260812
> 
> Sorry if you can't read this. The WSJ puts most articles behind a paywall.

Her'e a free link from Ars Technica.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/us-copyright-office-sides-with-cable-companies-against-fccs-set-top-rules/

The half truths and near outright lies coming from the US Copyright
Office in the first few paragraphs made my stomach turn.  I think the
comments from Public Knowlege in the fifth paragraph is a more
accurate assessment of the situation.

David
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David Engel
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