[LINK] Vista and Do Not Record broadcast flags

[Richard Chirgwin]

I don't think the "loss of time shifting" is significant in this case. 
The actual adoption of Windows-based broadcast TV recording among 
mainstream users is pitifully small. It's easier in every way for Joe 
Sixpack to buy a black box hard disk recorder.

Hence, although in many ways I think Vista is a dead duck anyway, DNR 
flagging won't change its future one way or the other...

I can't get the excitement about media centres, myself. Quite simply, 
why would I rearrange the house or run cables just to hook the TV to the 
computer, when I can put the recorder where the TV is? PC-based Media 
Centres, whether Apple or Microsoft or Linux, have a specific target 
market: people for whom getting this sort of crap to work creates a 
sense of achievement which serves as a surrogate for the ability to do 
things that are actually useful ...

RC

Rick Welykochy wrote:
> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
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>>>> Vista is Honoring the ‘Do Not Record’ Broadcast Flag
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>>> With each upgrade to Mac OS X, I get the feeling that Apple is complying
>>> more and more with the wishes of the entertainment moguls ..
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>>> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
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>>>> the loss of (digital) time shifting will be significant for everyone?
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>>> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
>>>       
>> Excellent questions
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> I'll posit some guesstimate answers.
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> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
> No. This country won't do it for another 10 years.
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> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
> No.
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> cheers
> rickw
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