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MPAA Wants To Prevent Recording Movies On DVRs
I_am_Rambi writes "At the request of theatrical film makers, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday quietly launched a proceeding on whether to let video program distributors remotely block consumers from recording recently released movies on their DVRs. The technology that does this is called Selectable Output Control (SOC), but the FCC restricts its use. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wants a waiver on that restriction in the case of high-definition movies broadcast prior to their release as DVDs."
The FCC is soliciting comments until June 25th.
Using the link in the post, the FCC website tells me "CSR-7947-Z" isn't open for comments. DOes anyone know how to submit comments successfully on this proceeding?
Seth
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Actually you do build that feature in unless you are building your own capture cards.
your HDMI capture card, the only way I know of to capture an encrypted HD signal from the cable or sattelite box, has thise "feature" for you.
I cant find any component capture cards that exist that will capture HD resolutions so you are stuck with hdmi/dvi.
BTW: notice how nobody has made a linux driver for those cards? only OSX and Windows... because the driver has the "screw the user" code in it.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
In '97 a friend of mine was offered a recording contract by Sony. It was a 1000+ page tome. He read it over for 3 months and told them to piss off. After Sony was said and done with them they'd have gotten about 1.3 cents a song per album sale. Unless the artist(s) directly produce it themselves I have not purchased an album since that point in time. I never will again either.
DVR programming is not Fixed /satellite TV providers and can be updated at any time to arbitrarily enforce their business model/ rules
The cable DVR box can and is remotely programmable by the cable
FCC rules or not!
A cable DVR is a huge powerful embedded systems computer and is fully under their Control Not yours
If some executive get a bug up his butt the cable TV. satellite people can already do with their DVR whatever they want , ad as a subscriber you must submit to that .
If anyone had actually read the article, you'll find out that currently Movies are NOT released to TV (pay per view or other) before they're released to DVD. the MPAA wants to change that so that they are shown on TV (PPV or other) AS or BEFORE the DVD release. But before it changes that time schedule, it wants to know if the FCC will create a ruling that would prevent DVR to able to record the movie BEFORE its released to DVD.
So in other words
Theater -> DVD -> TV , won't have the non-record flag set
Theater -> TV -> DVD WILL have the non-record flag set until AFTER it's released on DVD.
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Hear, hear. Copy protection is the reason why I can't play The Battle for Middle-Earth II on my Vista pc, the damn game can't see the legitimate CD through the WinXP compatibility mode.
Has copy protection stopped pirate games? No.
Has DRM stopped downloading? No.
Such measures just punish the folks who actually pay for their content...
... in a movie theatre, it would be the last time I would watch anything there. I don't abide even to the "do not bring your own popcorn" rules. If I want to enter the theatre with my Happy Meal inside my backpack, nobody can take a peek at it without a search warrant. Oh, they can give me my money back and impede my entering the premises, but they will lose their pants in court if they try that.
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Courtney Love gives a much more accurate account for how the racket works. All these "BIG" record deals aren't that "BIG" at all because typically the advance given the band is not just payment to the members, but also supposed to cover production expenses. In other words record company gives you 1.3 million and you go to the recording studio, art studio, and post possessing guys and give 1 million back to the record studio and you're left with 300,000 with which you pay the manager and the artist, making it a 5 or 6 way split. That's 50 grand a piece. And then you never see a penny from your album because that 1.3 million was an advance. Thats why going gold, silver and platinum are such big deals, because they're when the artist starts actually seeing 1.3 cents per song.
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Read the actual proposal here:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-1081A1.txt
Go here to file your comment:
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.hts?ws_mode=proc_name&proc_id=08-82
Be sure to fill in all the fields marked "(required)" and set your submission as a "comment".
For maximum compatibility and greater chance of serious review, use the "send brief comment" box at the bottom instead of uploading a lengthy DOC file. Keep in mind that they don't care what so much what you personally don't like. Make your comment clear and concise about how this action violates your rights or attempts to defeat the protections the FCC is supposed to defend.
Be sure to click Finish Transaction after submitting.
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No, he's not informative. He's just plain wrong.
A theater is not a government, the search warrant nonsense is just that, nonsense.
He wouldn't have a leg to stand on in a court challenge, either.
In fact, if there were a clearly posted "no outside food or beverages" sign along with another about "backpacks subject to search," he would have no entitlement to a refund when he refused to comply with the terms.
If he were to take this to court, he would either be representing himself or using a lawyer so incompetent that imminent disbarment would be a serious concern. If it actually came in front of a judge, he would likely be sanctioned for the frivolity of his claims--judges aren't appreciative over their time being taken over nut-job cases over $10 . . .
But what do I know; I'm just a lawyer.
hawk, not giving legal advice, just commenting upon the ignorance being spewed as authoritative
It depends on the bands outlook. I once heard Pete "Memory" Banks of 80s band After The Fire comment that they had a great time on expenses that were "reclaimable but not recoverable" (if I've got the term right) by the company. That means that the record company gets all profits from album sales until those expenses are paid off, but they can't go after the band for the money. So the band didn't come out of the deal with an income stream, but they came out with memories of good times on expenses. Sure, the labels are wise to that, but cents per song isn't the only way to work out the accounts.
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