Comments on: UPDATED: HBO’s new miniseries IS locked down for TiVo recording

By: ronbailey’s weblog » Blog Archive » HBO/Tivo/Comcast handcuff their customers - and try on some Newspeak, too

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:45:42 +0000

[...] post on Molly Wood’s “Culture of Ownership” blog: “HBO is not a fan of fair use, and has already put limits on making any copies [...]

By: n.sputnik » Blockbuster + Circuit City May Mean More DRM

n.sputnik » Blockbuster + Circuit City May Mean More DRM — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:10:44 +0000

[...] not “synergy.” It could be more infringements of free speech using consumer electronics. If the anti-consumer moves TiVo has recently made concern you, it is possible you ain’t seen nothing [...]

By: The Culture of Ownership » TiVo’s take: It’s a Comcast mistake

The Culture of Ownership » TiVo’s take: It’s a Comcast mistake — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:23:51 +0000

[...] posted this comment here on the blog in response to the last update about the lockdown of the HBO John Adams miniseries, and I wanted to draw it to your attention (and [...]

By: TiVoStephen

TiVoStephen — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:01:55 +0000

I’m Stephen Mack, Director of Operations at TiVo. It has recently come to our attention that some of our subscribers using Comcast experienced issues recording shows on HBO and Showtime in the Richmond, Virginia area. We wanted to let you know that we are aware of the issue and have worked with Comcast to correct it. The channels were marked for copy protection in error. We believe that this issue has substantially been resolved and will make sure that we take appropriate action for anyone that brings these types of problems to our attention in the future. We appreciate our subscriber’s help in identifying such problems. We take such reports seriously and want to take appropriate actions to get them resolved as appropriate.

By: Hollywood, HBO starting to handcuff DVR users | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Books|Music|Reviews

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:20:15 +0000

[...] recent mini-series that debuted on HBO, John Adams, is restricted for TIVO users who recorded it to their DVR. The shows actually have a 24-hour expiration date on [...]

By: remove the labels | Gadgets & Life » Blog Archive » Hollywood Keeps Making The DVR Less Useful - New DirecTV DVR PPV limits, New HBO TiVO DRM gone wild…

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:39:47 +0000

[...] users this week reported that HBO is now using DRM that prohibits TiVO users from watching certain shows more than once.read [...]

By: Consumerist

Consumerist — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:05:15 +0000

HBO Using Tivo’s Macrovision DRM To Restrict “John Adams” Miniseries?…

When Dean recorded HBO’s new Tom Hanks-produced miniseries “John Adams”—which is not a pay-per-view or on-demand program—he was surprised to see it was flagged by Tivo’s Macrovision software, which controls how many times you may watch…

By: tnvwboy

tnvwboy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:44:11 +0000

Aside from the outrageous monthly subscription fees, this is yet another reason I won’t be watching HBO.

By: dogboi

dogboi — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:49:40 +0000

For those that can’t get into Linux (for whatever reason), you can also install something like MediaPortal for Win XP.

This is just ridiculous, BTW. If I pay for access to HBO, why should I be forced to watch a show on THEIR schedule. I mean, if I recorded it an analog format, there would be NOTHING they could do to prevent that, so why bother protecting the digital content? A boycott of HBO and Tom Hanks certainly wouldn’t be out out of line. (I mean, what have either done for us lately?)

I honestly think we should all just support those companies with online content. Let’s encourage them to make such services better, and leave the world of scheduled TV behind. (Not that I care either way, to be honest, since I rarely watch TV or online video, though I must admit a current addiction to Hulu and Joost).

By: jschuur

jschuur — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:11:23 +0000

I recorded the HD version via a TiVo HD device through Time Warner cablecards in Orange County, California, and see no such copy protection flag or any hints of date based limitations on my recording.

From previous discussions about this feature, I’ve always understood that this is up to the regional cable services to manage. TiVo merely honors the bit set higher up the stream.