[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Prime and use of CCI

[Raymond Wagner]

On 2/16/2014 11:51 AM, Will Dormann wrote:
> The concern that I have is with CCI. In particular, that some of the
> stations I watch may set the "Copy Once" flag.  And given that
> MythTV/Linux aren't DRM approved, "Copy Once" really means "You can't
> watch this."   Is this correct?

Correct.  Anything marked for DRM protection is unrecordable.

> I've found some resources like
> <http://www.ronfrazier.net/mythtv/cci/index.php> for viewing CCI
> information for cable providers.  But from what I've been gathering,
> it's really up to your local cable provider to decide which non-local
> channels get the "Copy Once" flag. Picking a Comcast provider near me
> <http://www.ronfrazier.net/mythtv/cci/index.php?id=6> shows a good
> number of Copy Once channels.  If MythTV cannot view those channels,
> then that seems like a dealbreaker for me.

Comcast corporate policy is that pretty much everything beyond movie 
channels be "Copy Free".  It's possible that specific franchise simply 
doesn't know better, and no one has complained.