The Airwaves belong to us, if we look at it from this standpoint and stand firm, we can beat DRM. They have no right. If they want DRM, they can go internet streaming only. The illusion is that we are voiceless.


I agree in principle, but in practice this only works to the extent that the FCC is ...

Sounds like racketeering to me.

Pay up competitor because it would be a shame if you're suddenly unable to broadcast. Would be a terrible if no one could see your channel!

How can this possibly be legal?


And IMO the only reason this level of collusion is even *possible* is that so much ...

Nexgen Certified TV's have the requisite keys embedded into their firmware. Broadcasters publish their video so that it will respond to either type of DRM keys (embedded or internet). Your comments simply do not apply to the majority of OTA viewers who choose to view 3.0. For the tiny group of ...

Reminder to all:

Public comment on DRM encryption is open with FCC.


Thanks for the reminder! Remember, the deadline to submit comments is coming up quickly, midnight Eastern Time on May 7 (it's unclear if this means that you actually need your comments submitted by 23:59:59 PM on May 6, but ...