Re: Analog Cable Going

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 wrote:
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 14:10:35 -0700 SAC 441 <SAC441@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> | The MPAA/RIAA cabal is now mandating that all 
> | Pay Per View have a Digital Rights Management coding that allows for
the
> | expiration of a selection/purchase on a DVR after 24 hours on 
> | satellite systems whether viewed or not.If they also start to
implement
> | this "feature" on CATV systems as well,Pay Per View is and will be a
> | very unattractive option.In fact,it will downright "suck".
> 
> The 24 hour restriction applies to viewing the REMAINDER of a movie once
you
> have STARTED to view it.  You can keep the movie for a longer period of
time
> like 30 to 90 days before you START to view it.
> 


I recall reading about this somewhere, and this is the same inference I 
got.  There are times when I'll record a program, but the phone rings 
and I'm gone for a week or two before I get the chance to watch it.  A 
24 hours leash would crimp a schedule like that.  However, any 
time-relevant leash would require some expectation that an internal 
clock function is maintained accurately and beyond viewer control.

-- 
jer
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