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Originally Posted by FFR
^^ Oh ok....so as long as we aren't breaking any codes or 'bytes' as you have said, then we will still be able to use our Media Center as a PVR of sorts? That's all I'm worried about
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You are excatly right... As long as you don't do anything to get around the desired effect of the content byte. You can do whaterver you want with it. That means if the content byte is set so the program cannot be recorded, but you point a camcorder at your TV so you can record it an watch it later, get ready to pony up your $20,000.00 maximum of course, thanks to this law.
For thoes of you who are thinking " I can just put some "Intermediate" box between your "cable box" and your TV to circumvent it. Well, firstly that's breaking the law, and really how could someone know so who cares? Thay can't know so what they've done instead is start Phasing in TV's and devices with HDMI ports. Fancy, simple ports that give the best quality TV for all your VIDEO and AUDIO devices.... Oh... and when enabled will only accept signals from "Devices supporting Content Bytes" so your "special box" and old video devices can't be used.
This process and transition has been in the works for quite a while. The game plan is, make the technolgy attractive (HD,HDMI), make the technology too hard to break for the general person(Encription,DRM) and for the rest get the government to make laws enabling producers to collect fines.
We're way to late to stop this now really, we've already bought into it, and the companys have done thier DRM... you wanna break the "law" now, you still can, but you are gonna have to do it knowingly, and will have little defence against the law other then then "Charter of rights and freedoms" route..
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