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Randy S.
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Dr. Personality
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:18 am Post subject:
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In article <dkqo6i$785u$1@usenet.osg.ufl.edu>, Randy S.
<rswitt@nospam.com> wrote:
This was interesting:
| Quote: | Viewers will be charged 99 cents to watch an episode as often as they
wish for 24 hours. It will be wiped off the hard drive once the next
episode of the show airs and cannot be saved on other devices.
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I paid for the episode. It has no timely content. Why can't I watch
it whenever I want? Because they want to sell me the DVD, too? Fat
chance of that happening.
And please, whoever it was, spare me the nonsense about writing my
congressman. He's an idiot. |
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Jeff Rife
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:10 am Post subject:
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Randy S. (rswitt@nospam.com) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
I might pay $0.99 if it was for the *whole* show...in other words, all
1920x1080 pixels. For overcompressed SD...no, thanks...I can download
that for free.
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Randy S.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:41 am Post subject:
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Jeff Rife wrote:
| Quote: | Randy S. (rswitt@nospam.com) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
I know that some folks here love the idea of paying to watch a show
*sans* commercial interruption:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-11-07-nbc-directv_x.htm
I might pay $0.99 if it was for the *whole* show...in other words, all
1920x1080 pixels. For overcompressed SD...no, thanks...I can download
that for free.
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Yep, there are definitely some holes in this. Now we see why their
pushing the new NDS boxes, *more* DRM. People are freaked out about the
DRM on Tivo? Wait till you see the control on *these* boxes!
"We'll delete your shows anytime we want. So now, not only will the
crappy DVR software lose your shows accidentally, we can make it delete
them on purpose!"
Randy S. |
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SAC 441
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:
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That is something a VCR has that DVR's do not.....Digital Copyright
Management.It may not be the best quality,but no "broadcast flag" can
erase or put my old VCR tapes in jeopardy. |
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Randy S.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject:
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SAC 441 wrote:
| Quote: | That is something a VCR has that DVR's do not.....Digital Copyright
Management.It may not be the best quality,but no "broadcast flag" can
erase or put my old VCR tapes in jeopardy.
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Well, not right now. There's nothing saying that the media companies
could lobby to ram through legislation that would require even future
*vcr's* to include software to detect broadcast flags. And I think you
worded that wrong (VCR's have DCM? I think it's more correct to say they
are lacking it), but the gist is clear.
Randy S. |
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SINNER
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject:
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* Randy S. wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
| Quote: | SAC 441 wrote:
That is something a VCR has that DVR's do not.....Digital Copyright
Management.It may not be the best quality,but no "broadcast flag" can
erase or put my old VCR tapes in jeopardy.
Well, not right now. There's nothing saying that the media companies
could lobby to ram through legislation that would require even future
*vcr's* to include software to detect broadcast flags. And I think you
worded that wrong (VCR's have DCM? I think it's more correct to say they
are lacking it), but the gist is clear.
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But they dont lack it, they have the macrovision DRM. My Father kept a very
old VCR around just to avoid it.
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David |
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