Philips, HP Copy Protection Ready for New FCC Rules

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edited January 2005 in Science & Tech
Philips Electronics and Hewlett-Packard have developed a Plus-format DVD copy-protection system that allows users to record digital TV broadcasts under the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) broadcast-flag regulation, which takes effect in July, the companies announced Wednesday at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show. Products that incorporate the new technology will be available soon.
The Video Content Protection System (VCPS) recorders will be able to identify digital TV broadcasts that are copyright-protected via the broadcast flag, a code embedded in future broadcast streams so the content can't be redistributed illegally over the Internet. VCPS is designed for use with DVD+R (recordable), DVD+RW (rewritable), and DVD+R DL (double-layer) optical discs; and it encrypts anything carrying the broadcast flag that the FCC regulation mandates.

Sporting events, which are the property of their respective leagues such as Major League Baseball or the National Football League, are among the broadcasts that will be protected. Similar regulations also govern digital broadcasts via cable TV systems.
Source: PC World
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