DTV/HDTV and copy protection

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"Hollywood studios and TV companies have said they can't afford
to release their best material on new high-definition digital
networks if it is likely to be copied and redistributed online or
elsewhere. As a result, they have successfully pressed Congress
and the FCC to add copy-protection guarantees to several ongoing
regulatory proceedings aimed at speeding digital TV to market."

Kirk Bayne
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In article <MPG.1adeb9ae812f552498b381@news.nabs.net>, Jeff Rife wrote:
> > "Hollywood studios and TV companies have said they can't afford
> > to release their best material on new high-definition digital
> > networks if it is likely to be copied and redistributed online or
> > elsewhere.
>
> Hollywood studios haven't *ever* released "their best material" to *any*
> TV channel. By the time a movie hits HBO, etc., it's long past its "use
> by" date. Even PPV isn't very close to "new".

It's almost as if they didn't want their best work to be seen, which begs
the question why did they take any care in its production? What's the
point in creating a thing of quality if nobody will see it?

Rod.