CCI Copy Freely Letter Campaign

[kbocek]

We are starting a letter campaign regarding the use of the CCI=Copy Freely flag on digital broadcasts:

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/CCICopyFreelyLetterCampaign

Please join us. Either here or on the maillist:

http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mytht ... 80163.html

Kirk Bocek

[PhilB]

I'm across the big pond from you in UK but BBC is having its charter examined right now so who knows where we will be in 5 years time? I'm also aware that I'm not fully appraised of all the issues.

I think there's an interesting bit in this document:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectable_Output_Control

"The intent here is to discourage the development of proprietary output connections by either the MPAA or the MVPD that could hamper competition from third party devices by using standard and/or accepted means of copy protected output."

Could that allow competition by (say) Mythtv to the cable company kit or even Windows Media Player?
Phil

[kbocek]

I think there's an interesting bit in this document:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectable_Output_Control

I've quoted that page several times on the mailing list. The big fear is that it will be used to close the so-called "analog hole." Namely, component output from cable boxes. Currently these are attached to things an HD PVR to create digital recordings. With SOC, that output can be selectively disabled if content provider so desires.