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Japanese Digital TV Viewers Complain About DRM Restrictions

Posted by michael on from the wake-up-and-smell-the-tea dept.

Riktov writes "The Japan Times reports that that viewers of digital broadcast TV, which started this past April, are complaining to national broadcaster NHK about restrictions on recording. Many of the complaints seem to arise from viewers who are confused as to why they can't copy rather than angry that they can't copy, but in the end all viewers are learning the hard way about content restrictions."

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  1. Re:Coincidently by chabotc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh while you made an "Insightfull" comment (as moderators would have it) i think your insightfullness missed one titbit in his comment. .. April 1st .. Trigger any associations.. Aprils fools anyone? :-)

    Next your gonna tell me those weird stories on slashdot.org on april 1st were real but also from a different country..

  2. Re:Coincidently by CGP314 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I could hear the whooosh! sound at the April 1st joke flew right over your head.


    -Colin

  3. Re:Coincidently by John+Hurliman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually it was an April 1st joke, but it would be kind of humorous if sites were served up in random languages each time you went to them.

  4. Re:Coincidently by Patik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It was an April Fool's joke.