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Cable, TV Makers Agree on Digital Standard

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the just-say-no-to-set-top-boxes dept.

shylock0 writes "Reuters has this article about the digital cable standard agreed upon today. Amazingly enough, it places little or no copyright restrictions on content -- and it even includes specification for 1394/FireWire output to PVRs. I think this is a victory for fair use. Let's hope the FCC approves."

5 of 154 comments (clear)

  1. What about Satellite? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Digital cable sucks large balls compared to satellite.

  2. I want REAL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Porn on cable. Not this pay per jack soft core shit.

  3. All the better to watch... by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Troll

    All the better to watch the CowboyNeal Variety Hour in living digital color with digital surround sound.

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  4. TDN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Lynch the TDN (Trolling Deepside Niggers)

  5. So... by trotski · · Score: 0, Troll

    TV sucks and is a waste of time anyways. Who needs to watch countless ads and product placements it TV. 95 percent of the shows are crap anyways! Fuck TV and read a book, and for that show you don't want to miss, one word : KAZAA!

    OTher than that, fuck TV and read a book!

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