HDTV Wonder cancelled?
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Well that sucks. 
This is due to the infamous "broadcast flag". This applies to ALL consumer products related to HDTV receiving.
Recently there was a ruling by a judge saying the FCC overstepped their bounds by specifying how exactly conumer electronics should be made. Here is the slashdot article from a few days ago: http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/02/23/1546244.shtml?tid=129&tid=17
Recently there was a ruling by a judge saying the FCC overstepped their bounds by specifying how exactly conumer electronics should be made. Here is the slashdot article from a few days ago: http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/02/23/1546244.shtml?tid=129&tid=17
slashdot said:
What, end production of the HDTV Wonder completely, or just the current version that ignores the flag?
Shoddy journalism or just misunderstanding? The FCC may have the authority to block the sale of HDTV recording equipment that ignores the broadcast flag, but one that respects it? Doesn't sound fair.
Shoddy journalism or just misunderstanding? The FCC may have the authority to block the sale of HDTV recording equipment that ignores the broadcast flag, but one that respects it? Doesn't sound fair.
Why?jvd said:
the hd wonder is nicknamed the hd- blunder.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1641010,00.asp
I was hoping to figure out a way to use one to illegally get the digital cable channels.
Blazkowicz
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Isn't the primary function of a HDTV card to record HDTV? Isn't that legal in all circumstances?
What does the Supreme Court? Shouldn't they make a ruling against that ban of the "digital VCR"?
More importantly for me, is the US lobbying to export this assault on consumers rights to other countries? (like they're doing with the DMCA).
I guess it will be like the DVD zoning crap (most DVD players don't respect it or are easily unlockable), at least out of US, but this sucks.
What does the Supreme Court? Shouldn't they make a ruling against that ban of the "digital VCR"?
More importantly for me, is the US lobbying to export this assault on consumers rights to other countries? (like they're doing with the DMCA).
I guess it will be like the DVD zoning crap (most DVD players don't respect it or are easily unlockable), at least out of US, but this sucks.
Bouncing Zabaglione Bros.
Legend
I thought this got booted out of court?
I dunno if they can do that because how could it stop a direct digital extraction of the data to the computer? As USB2.0 port isn't a protected digital output ( and its not an analog ) and in that case it has to set the max resolution to 720x480 pixels.3dcgi said:
So why not just get a SDTV tuner in that case?
Most likely the FCC ruling is going to get turned over by the court but congress will just put the same requirements in law which the courts can't eaisly do anything about. I don't even think that they would need a new law as this should already be illegal under the DMCA device circumvents the copyright protection.
3dcgi said:
The do not copy flag is copyright protection it says please don't copy and a complaint device won't. It doesn't matter how crappy a copyright protection scheme is all that matters is one exists. There are some defenses/exception but it would have to be tested on court to say that its legal.
Free to air is freely viewable but it doesn't give you the redistrubtion rights or any other rights.
bloodbob said:
Most likely Congress won't do a thing about it. A huge portion of Congress has no interest in trying to pass a law to allow the FCC to do that because it wouldn't go so well with your constituents to have your opponent saying you supported the killing of digital recording.
Hollywood has already tried to get Congress to pass a law and that has failed so far. The FCC was more of a backup plan.
They need to do something but this seems like the wrong way to do it to me.
