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I, having read the MPAA's petition to the FCC in its entirety, Understand their request to only mean the restriction of "SOCs" during the viewing of HD On demand content that has not yet been released on DVD/BD.

It clearly states in the petition that the ban on "SOCs" would remain in effect for all other things, and that upon the release of the film on DVD/BD, they would at that point, as it is today, not be able to use "SOCs"

whats the problem? they want to protect their valuable content.]]>Jun 11th 2008 8:30PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/many people used to record ppv on vhs.
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How valuable would crack cocaine be if it was legal? Hmmm...price would go down and so would illegal activity....I'm not saying make copying films legal, but restrictions never equal improvements for the consumer.]]>Jun 11th 2008 8:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/Jun 11th 2008 9:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/I don't feel it would be right to enable SOC. Although, I do
believe in the adherence to local and national law, I do not believe the MPAA stands for what is morally right and just. To continue the ban on SOC draws a line in the sand that should not be crossed. To enable this feature on hardware would essentially be equivelent to the creation of a grey area and would in my opinion eventually lead to other things. An all out ban on SOC is the only solution to prevent further measures which could have even further reaching effects on the consumer's ability to use and enjoy rightfully purchased media and electronic equipment. ]]>Jun 11th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/Jun 11th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/Jun 12th 2008 12:55AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/
Now add to this the proliferation of digital displays with digital inputs and the point has become somewhat dated.]]>Jun 12th 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/Jun 13th 2008 7:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/
1. The petitioners wish to restrict consumers' viewing options "until release on DVD". Since the petitioners control the date a movie is released on DVD, if this petition is granted, they will have it within their power to permanently disable analog output by simply withholding DVD release.

2. The petitioners state that this high value content REQUIRES additional protection. However, if this proposal is denied, there is nothing to prevent the petitioners from proceeding with their plan for earlier release of movies on demand, other than their paranoia regarding illicit copying. Obviously, the use of the word "requires" is intended to convey a sense of urgency which does not exist.

3. Petitioners make constant reference to "new services", but there is nothing new in what they propose. They simply claim to want to make movies available "on demand" sooner than they currently do. They could very easily do this by moving the current DVD release date forward, or even eliminating their current 30-45 day delay between DVD and on demand release.

I believe that this proposal is intended not to "enable the introduction of new and exciting services to consumers", but rather, to further curtail the fair use rights of consumers to time shift material for their own personal use. Each step along this path brings us closer to the day when we will have to pay each and every time we wish to enjoy a movie or music at home.

Please reject this proposal.]]>Jun 12th 2008 11:30AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/
Please do not allow Selectable Output Control (SOC) to be used in television broadcasting. There are many legitimate needs for analog video output! Many users with older TVs cannot use HDCP-encrypted HDMI. Furthermore, analog video is much easier to distribute over long distances. Please don't let the MPAA's anti-consumer paranoia influence important policy.]]>Jun 13th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/fcc-wants-to-hear-your-voice-on-the-mpaas-latest-drm-proposal/
If the MPAA is in control of the release date of DVDs, like a previous poster said, all they'd have to do is decide to keep things out of the DVD release cycle, or postpone them indefinitely, and these things would be forever blocked by SOC. Not everything that's broadcast is a movie that's going to be released on DVD, and this would rather likely allow them to turn on SOC for pretty much every TV show on the air until they have made entire seasons available on DVD.

Furthermore, and this is the ugly part, this apparently allows a private institution to directly control something which has the force of *law* behind it, without the benefit of judicial or even legislative review.]]>Jun 19th 2008 11:43PM