[BozemanLUG] Bresnan embracing DRM

[Edward Dunagin]

sorry I did not get a name,but one of the Bresnan tech support people
said they did it now rather than waiting to 2009. I still left word
with Winston.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Jeffrey Sharkey <jsharkey at jsharkey.org> wrote:
> >From various reports, it seems Bresnan has encrypted almost all of
>  their digital QAM channels earlier this morning, leaving only a
>  handful of local channels in the clear.  Others reported that the few
>  clear HD channels were encrypted about a week ago.
>
>  Encrypted QAM at its heart is Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)
>  which prevents cable subscribers from exercising their fair-use rights
>  under US copyright law.  It's a proprietary DRM mechanism that clearly
>  goes against the free and open standards that the open-source
>  community stands for.
>
>  http://defectivebydesign.org/about/
>
>  If you are a Bresnan customer, I strongly encourage you to voice your
>  concern.  Call Bresnan directly at 1-877-273-7626, or contact Winston
>  Olson, our local Bresnan network engineer.  He doesn't have a direct
>  line, but you might leave a message with Kelly at 406-443-4909.  Or,
>  stop by in person at 951 Custer in Helena.
>
>  I think I spoke with Winston a few weeks ago, and he assured me that
>  they would keep channels open as long as possible, but explained that
>  often their hand is forced by upstream networks.  However, if almost
>  all channels were encrypted in one sweep, something seems fishy.
>
>
>  --
>  Jeffrey Sharkey
>  jsharkey at jsharkey.org
>  http://www.jsharkey.org/
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