[mythtv-users] ofcom consultation on BBC/freeview HD DRM

[Another Sillyname]

On 21 February 2010 14:53, Douglas Mackay <douglas.mackay at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22 January 2010 13:24, Joseph Heenan <joseph at heenan.me.uk> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> There's now a public consultation on the BBCs proposal to add DRM to
>> freeview DTT, which opened today:
>>
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/01/22/ofcom_freeview_hd_drm_consultation/
>>
>> Consultation closes at the beginning of April.
>>
>>...
>
> There's another discussion about this here -
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/419700.
>
> Can anyone explain how this is any different to the system used by
> Freesat? As far as I know MythTV wasn't licensed the Freesat Huffman
> lookup tables - they were reverse engineered.
>
> If it's the same system as Freesat and is enough to appease the rights
> holders then it probably won't be an issue for Mythtv and will be good
> for Freeview HD.
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