[opendtv] TiVo Awaits Verdict on Copy Protection

11.10.04

News: by Robin Berger

TiVo Awaits Verdict on Copy Protection

MPAA leads opposition

LOS ANGELES

Consumers continue to be assured that the promise of digital 
technology's "any time, any place" access to the media they crave is 
just around the corner--the wheels are in motion. At the same time, a 
considerable backspin continues to be provided by those who currently 
control its dissemination--and fear the boogeyman behind remote 
devices.

Yet another tech and media, anti-privacy consortium was formed last 
month. This one--Coral--includes Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Philips 
Electronics, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Samsung, Twentieth 
Century Fox, RealNetworks and digital rights management company 
InterTrust Technologies. Apple Computer and Microsoft are notably 
absent.

Meanwhile, back in Washington, the FCC continues to mediate the fate 
of "digital output protection technology and recording method" 
providers. The commission certified the following 13 technologies in 
August:

   * MagicGateType-R (four types from Sony Corp.)
   * SmartRight (developed by a conglomerate headed by Thomson)
   * Vidi Recordable DBD Protection System (Philips Electronics and 
Hewlett-Packard)
   * High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (Digital Content Protection, LLC)
   * Content Protection Recordable Media for Video Content (4C, LLC)
   * TiVoGuard Digital Output Protection Technology
   * Digital Transmission Content Protection (Digital Transmission 
Licensing Administration)
   * Helix DRM Trusted Recorder (Real)
   * Windows Media Digital Rights Management (Microsoft Corp.)
   * D-VHS (Victor Company of Japan, aka JVC)


The FCC's docket indicates that these technologies have been under 
commission review since at least February, to ensure that content 
marked with the Broadcast Flag is protected.

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http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/News_Tivo.shtml



 
 
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