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EFF notes that Microsoft is complying with NBC broadcast flags
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 19 May, 2008
Yesterday we reported that NBC had sent off broadcast flags thus causing Vista Media Center users to not be able to record TV episodes of "American Gladiators" and "Medium" on Monday night.
After these reports surfaced around the internet, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced that the same exact thing was happening to over-the-air (OTA) programming, something it had not seen before.
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19. May 2008 @ 18:33 |
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domie
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19. May 2008 @ 19:04 |
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More worrying is - who would want to record a hillbilly dumb-ass red-neck budweiser drinking muscle mary nancy-boy show like American Gladiators ? Geez get a life people !!!!
Trailer parks in Indiana everywhere must have seen a lot of protests
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19. May 2008 @ 19:13 |
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**off-topic**
Indiana? I don't deny there's trailer parks there, but... Indiana??? Try my locale! Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia! THAT'S where you'll see a lot of trailer parks!!
**on-topic**
WHERE ARE YOU No-Brainer!! We need your guns on this! ;-) LOL.
Wonder who's getting kickbacks over at M$?
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19. May 2008 @ 19:41 |
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way to go EFF finally some good news. the contant owners are getting to much rights over what we can do with stuff we pay for suck.
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19. May 2008 @ 23:36 |
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I just noticed another broadcast flag on an NBC owned network... During tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw on the USA Network, at approximately 10:50pm EST. My DVD Recorder came up with the "Error, Broadcast Cannot Be Recorded" message. Fortunately, it only shows up as a black section on the DVD when played back.
So yes, broadcast flags can be beaten. I have the proof to back it up, I did lose the feed for about 5 seconds during the DRM error but the recording continued almost immediately afterwards...
Please note, this is the FIRST time I have EVER gotten an error message while recording this show. I can only hope that it doesn't become a regular occurance...
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. May 2008 @ 00:02
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cousinkix
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20. May 2008 @ 00:49 |
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I wonder if you can still record this crap TV with a VCR and then convert that VHS tape to a DVD? Does the new digital/analog converter box take the DRM out of the analog signal?
Those boxes hook up between the antenna/cable and the VCR/DVD recorders...
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maryjayne
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20. May 2008 @ 04:11 |
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What is the point of owning a DVD recorder, TIVO, etc if you cannot record what you want from the television. Broadcast flags may help with copy protection of television shows; however, if you are broadcasting on television, you should expect your work to be recorded. This is the way television has been since the beginning of VCRs and this is the way the people live and expect to continue to live. If networks do want to move toward broadcast flags, then they will steadily begin to lose their customer base.
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tleewade
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20. May 2008 @ 09:22 |
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most tv is not worth a second look any way. all i ever did was copy shows i would miss and look at them later then delete it.
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20. May 2008 @ 10:35 |
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They don't effect TiVo, Dish DVR, and DirecTV DVR from recording... Apparently its only okay if you pay 5 bucks a month to record shows...
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20. May 2008 @ 10:38 |
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Originally posted by domie:
More worrying is - who would want to record a hillbilly dumb-ass red-neck budweiser drinking muscle mary nancy-boy show like American Gladiators ? Geez get a life people !!!!
Trailer parks in Indiana everywhere must have seen a lot of protests
What are you trying to say there Domie?
I live in Indiana...and not in a trailer park. And i don't watch American Gladiators.
I think leaving your statement at "trailer parks" would've been sufficent.
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20. May 2008 @ 10:55 |
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Yeah.. I was wondering how many rednecks even know what a computer is.
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Bucknekid
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20. May 2008 @ 11:06 |
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NO LIE:
The other night I was listening to the radio, a song I hadn't heard in years started playing, so quickly I hit record on my trusty old Nakamichi tape deck and recorded the song. About 45 seconds into it. BAM my door got kicked in. They wanted a blood, DNA and a sperm sample in order to monitor and track this "unauthorized" recording I was making , they also made me to sign papers that I would never let anyone else ever hear the recording. I have never felt so violated in my life...
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20. May 2008 @ 11:44 |
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Originally posted by H0bbes:
WHERE ARE YOU No-Brainer!! We need your guns on this! ;-) LOL.
Wonder who's getting kickbacks over at M$?
just read the EFF pages dude, all the truth is there. about the orwellion restrictions with blu-ray, bd+, rom mark, hdcp, ict, broadcast flag, anti-consumer licensing, drm check servers, subscription services, ect.
btw, because of the DMCA microsoft, were forced to include the DRM by the MPAA and this is also on the EFF pages.
if ppl record shows for playback thy ain't going to purchase the dvd box sets now are they!
@ Bucknekid
funny, but you isn't that far from the truth.
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20. May 2008 @ 18:50 |
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Originally posted by nobrainer:
if ppl record shows for playback thy ain't going to purchase the dvd box sets now are they!
That is an absolutely correct assumption! I personally am good to watch the season only once anyway, with all the good shows that are out there to choose from.
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25. May 2008 @ 00:40 |
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because of the shift that i work 6pm to 6am 3 and a half on 3 and a half off, i have the wife record a a few prime time shows off the satalite to a vhs and i never have had any problems, and i have dishnet. i could not see paying for a dvr when i could do the same thing with a vhs.
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SCT123
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7. September 2008 @ 03:41 |
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What do people think the REAL reason for the 2009 switch is? This is it! Companies have more copyright control over digital than analog. Stuff like this will happen ever more frequently in the future.
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