I read an interesting piece of garbage a short while ago. The MPAA is petitioning the FCC to allow the industry to take advantage of using a method to protect "new releases" when broadcast on television. I can't say I blame them for trying. Of course there's a bunch of people in a tizzy over it, claiming that the idea of having a movie protected in such a way that they can't record it on their DVR is ridiculous. Understandable. Neither of those points are what I came here to write about, though. What I wish to mention is a silly little claim in the MPAA's petition. "Granting the limited waiver will further the digital transition." Okay... how? I mean, really. Think about it. The content that the MPAA wants to protect would be broadcast on services like cable and satellite--services which do not affect the end viewer of the content to begin with. The FCC isn't all that worried about cable viewers not being able to pick up a local "over-the-air" station, because all the DTV issues lie on the cable provider's end. Also, here's an interesting thought. the MPAA stated in the petition that the broadcasts would be in HD, thus a move might get more people to buy HDTV equipment. Ok, fine -- but the FCC really isn't pushing HD either. If they were, then why am I watching SDTV signals through a converter for my soon to be "obsolete" television? I don't know why that simple statement bothered me. It's just so.... stupid.
Tags: #fcc, #MPAA, #randomness, #technology, #television
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