TiVo OS Update Adds Content Protection

generic-man writes "According to PVRBlog, TiVo's new operating system update enables content protection flags on a per-show basis. On some programs, notably syndicated shows, a red flag appears to indicate that the copyright holder has requested that TiVo devices not save a program past a certain date and that the program may not be copied to a PC using TiVo to Go. TiVo users were told to expect this style of flag only on pay-per-view and video on demand programming, and as such are upset that TiVo has restricted the capabilities of the receivers they bought and subscribed to use. The TiVo Community boards have some screen shots and firsthand accounts."

Comments

Diving Sales!

[HangingChad]

TIVO is trying to maintain that it was the content provider who made them do it. They can't pass the buck that easy. If TIVO stops doing what people want, it's not the provider they're going to take it out on, they'll drop TIVO. And it doesn't matter who was at fault.

If TIVO thinks viewers will make that fine of a distinction, let me remind you that this is the same general public who couldn't tell the difference between a real war hero and a dope-smoking, draft-dodging Connetitcut Yankee pretending to be a religious fighter pilot from Texas.

Don't toss that old VCR just yet.

Re:That's fine for us ...

[ad0gg]

I love the tivo apologists. I also love paying $10 a month to use my vcr that spies on me. Oh wait I stopped service and now my tivo collects dust. I can live with paying for service, I can't live with my own device spying on me. I have 0 tolerance for spyware and companies that spy on their customers.

Re:That's fine for us ...

[maxpublic]

I noticed you conveniently failed to address his point about the device you bought and paid for spying on you. But I suppose that isn't a problem for you because only criminals have something to hide, eh?

Max