TiVo Awaits Content Control Verdict

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TiVo Awaits Verdict on Copy Protection


News: by Robin Berger
11.10.04


MPAA leads opposition


LOS ANGELES

Consumers continue to be assured that the promise of digital
technology's "any time, any place" access to the media they crave
is just around the corner--the wheels are in motion. At the same
time, a considerable backspin continues to be provided by those
who currently control its dissemination--and fear the boogeyman
behind remote devices.

Yet another tech and media, anti-privacy consortium was formed
last month. This one--Coral--includes Sony, Hewlett-Packard,
Philips Electronics, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Samsung,
Twentieth Century Fox, RealNetworks and digital rights management
company InterTrust Technologies. Apple Computer and Microsoft are
notably absent.

Meanwhile, back in Washington, the FCC continues to mediate the
fate of "digital output protection technology and recording
method" providers. The commission certified the following 13
technologies in August:

   * MagicGateType-R (four types from Sony Corp.)
   * SmartRight (developed by a conglomerate headed by Thomson)
   * Vidi Recordable DBD Protection System (Philips Electronics
and Hewlett-Packard)
   * High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (Digital Content
Protection, LLC)
   * Content Protection Recordable Media for Video Content (4C,
LLC)
   * TiVoGuard Digital Output Protection Technology
   * Digital Transmission Content Protection (Digital
Transmission Licensing Administration)
   * Helix DRM Trusted Recorder (Real)
   * Windows Media Digital Rights Management (Microsoft Corp.)
   * D-VHS (Victor Company of Japan, aka JVC)


The FCC's docket indicates that these technologies have been
under commission review since at least February, to ensure that
content marked with the Broadcast Flag is protected.

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