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I expect a surge in piracy as a result.
by bartl 16y ago
I expect a surge in piracy as a result.
- pasbesoin 16y agoI'm not particularly interested in practicing piracy, but I am interested in retaining control including access guaranteed under current fair use statutes. So... are the any recommendations for the best current tuner cards and devices (e.g. housed with a USB connection) that don't have the restrictive control built in or enabled? I'm not too familiar with the field and so don't know, in light of current content distribution channels, what exactly I'm asking for. But I have the sense I should go out and buy something, before I can't.
- wmf 16y agoSOC really only applies to cable boxes, which are already full of DRM anyway. I don't think this decision should cause anyone to buy anything different.
- joezydeco 16y agoYeah, I'm not really understanding the anger over this just yet. What is an "output" on a TV? You mean like an HDMI passthrough? So we're getting mad that we can't attach a second monitor to a monitor display a first-run Hollywood film?
- wmf 16y agoThis has nothing to do with TVs; most TVs don't even have outputs. SOC disables the analog outputs on cable boxes. If your TV is attached to one of those disabled ports, you won't be able to use your cable box to rent movies that aren't out on DVD yet.
- joezydeco 16y agoOkay, so when I read a headline like this (consumerist.com) MPAA Asks FCC For Control Of Your TV's Analog Outputs That means nothing. Can we get the terminology correct before we begin?