2008, the year D.R.M. hits your T.V. December 7, 2007
Recently many television subscribers have started worrying about whether or not they will continue getting what they pay for. High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) has begun rolling out through many service providers and could be in use very soon. While this will only apply for premium channels and pay-per-views for now, who knows where it could extend. The service providers can not really be blamed for this as they all have contracts they have to abide by if they wish to continue providing channels to their customers. The content providers have mandated this protection if the service provider wishes to continue showing their channels or pay per-view-movies. (more…)
AT&T stomps on Americans right to free speech September 29, 2007
“5.1 Suspension/Termination. Your Service may be suspended or terminated if your payment is past due and such……..[edit] for conduct that AT&T believes (a) violates the Acceptable Use Policy; (b) constitutes a violation of any law, regulation or tariff (including, without limitation, copyright and intellectual property laws) or a violation of these TOS, or any applicable policies or guidelines or (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries.“
I’m an AT&T subscriber thanks to their acquisition of Cingular and I think their behavior is deplorable. Not to mention Un-American. This new policy also violates their own terms of service. It makes them look worse than any customer could ever hope to. I guess it’s time to pull the plug on AT&T. More coverage here and here.
