[Bradford] BBC's plan to encrypt HD content management

[Brian]

The BBC plan to introduce encryption in regard to their HD channels. It  will 
mean that existing Linux boxes  won't function anymore and that, of  course, 
will include MythTV *(see below).

More information:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8259154.stm
 
From which comes:-
"Critics of the BBC's request say that open source licenses are  incompatible 
with the regulations because DRM locks down software so  that it cannot be 
altered by the user. "

Ofcom:-
http://tinyurl.com/66umlcx
 

There is a PDF on that page and in it is an email address which can be used to 
respond to the BBC's plans via Ofcom.

Put simply, as I understand it, the BBC can't encrypt the video but can encrypt 
the EPG etc. 

*If  this is all they intend to do then, as far as MythTV is concerned, it  
won't be much of a problem as, presumably, listings can be obtained from  the 
Net. I have written 'grabbers' for channels which aren't in the the  standard 
EPG so the BBC should not prove any more difficult. However,  with standard 
Linux set-top boxes this may prove a problem.

Brian
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