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Losing Control of Your TV

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surpise-there dept.

sp00 writes "The MPAA is now trying to prevent high quality copies made from TV broadcasts. The latest anti-piracy move will prevent you from making high-quality copies of broadcast TV programs. And the new "broadcast flag" technology enables all manner of other restrictions. In the future, the Motion Picture Association of America will control your television set."

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  1. Re:Hack proof? TV only? by Mongo222 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "The technology exists now to put a hack-proof lock on content. " Really? Show me one example where that's true. It's hasn't worked yet.