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Consumer Electronics, Hollywood Work Against 'Video Napster'

Posted by michael on from the they-control-the-horizontal dept.

cadfael writes: "The EETimes reports that "a new working group within the existing Copyright Protection Technology Working Group (CPTWG) will review a technical method for flagging video content that is not authorized for Internet transmission. ... The group was formed at the suggestion of Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), in a letter sent roughly two weeks ago to Jack Valente, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)." Does this make sense in the light of this article?"

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  1. Flagging TV uncopyable by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I read about this, my first reaction was that every single second of TV broadcast will be flagged as uncopyable.

    My second thought was "hmmm, I wonder if the comercials will be flagged as copy protected."

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    1. Re:Flagging TV uncopyable by mccalli · · Score: 5, Funny
      ...every single second of TV broadcast will be flagged as uncopyable.

      Perhaps they could also have nearly every single second of TV broadcast flagged as 'unwatchable'...

      Cheers,
      Ian

    2. Re:Flagging TV uncopyable by WWWWolf · · Score: 2, Funny
      Perhaps they could also have nearly every single second of TV broadcast flagged as 'unwatchable'...

      No, we need more precision with that. We need at least "bad humor", "cliches", "stupid", "unimaginative" and "mediocre" flags.

      ...and for news broadcasts, "depressing".

  2. Re:I must be missing something here... by mESSDan · · Score: 2, Funny
    What's to keep folk from sending the video output to a DV device, then reading it back and re-encoding it to whatever 'open' format they choose?

    Right.

    Even if you can't copy it using electronic means, the hardcore hackers that love the sitcom "Friends" could just watch the episode enough times so that they can just draw it out using Flash, and do all the dialog using their own voice. Heck, I know that my dainty baritone could be taken for Jennifer Anniston's voice anyday.

    Heh, ok, maybe that's NOT such a good idea, but it would be funny ;)

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  3. No worries... by gnovos · · Score: 3, Funny

    In order to send information through my body, you are required to accept my "Body Pass-through Usage Agreement", which simply states that you completely and instantly transfer all copyrights and ownership on that material to me (If they don't like that, all they have to do is to stop sending thier radio waves through me).

    So, I am the sole owner of those shows and music that you are hearing, and I officially give you permission to copy them and pass them around to your friends.

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    "Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!"
  4. Flags as copy protection? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Record Exec: Hmmm.. What to do... What to do... Must protect products from scumbag customers - ummm pirates... hmmm... Encryption? Naaa, it gets broken right away because the people writing the good stuff won't work for us, and that 16 yr old genius who wrote CSS is still whacked up with thorozine from his psychological breakdown... hmmm... what to do...

    I KNOW! I've got it. The DMCA is our savior! We'll *say* that the content is protected, and that's it... No wait, the lawyers said we have to do "something" even if it's one bit that says it's protected... What do the geeks call it again? Oh yeah, a flag... we'll set a flag!

    Now we can sue anyone who unsets the flag for violating the DMCA. Cheap, clean, and easy! We get back our legal fees from those we sue, and this is easy to implement...

    Better have jan set up those golf games so I can work out the deals with the boys...