Comments on: UK Broadcasters Want Freeview HD DRM'd To Tackle PVR Piracy http://paidcontent.org/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tom http://paidcontent.org/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73837 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:12:14 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73837 Phazer, sorry to break it to you bud, but David Harrington is right, since its not encrypted its very easy to capture anything that is broadcasted encode it to the format that one wants and redistribute. When you have time check out some A/V forums on subjects i really think you don't know.

]]> By: The Phazer http://paidcontent.org/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73836 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:10:12 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73836 "First of all, if this happens it will kill off Freeview HD before it even starts"

Err… how? Both Sky HD and Freesat boxes both obey the same content flags and have not-dissimilar methods of making manufacturers comply.

]]> By: David Harrington http://paidcontent.org/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73835 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:59:07 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/09/16/419-broadcasters-want-freeview-hd-drmd-to-tackle-pvr-piracy/#comment-73835 These people just never learn any lessons. First of all, if this happens it will kill off Freeview HD before it even starts, allowing Sky to retain their dominant market position. Secondly, it won't be encrypted so it will be hacked almost immediately.
Really, I thought that our broadcasters had learnt that control freakery was not the way forward for future broadcasting, particularly on terrestrial services.

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