[plug] HDTV Card ... ?

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

I also believe that dvd rip software is banned in the usa.  Although you 
can find some "free" software out there.  I believe with the free trade 
agreement its going to affect linux I haven't had a good understanding 
of it or how it works but from the linux australia web site they have a 
petition against it because it affects open source.



Dave Dartnall wrote:

>Linux Journal August 2004 makes the following suggestion:
>
>... get a pre-ban HDTV card. ... Future HDTV-capable tuner cards will be 
>required to enforce a to-be-determined digital rights management (DRM) 
>regime. This is one product category that won't get better next year; it'll 
>be worse because of the mandatory DRM. If you live in the US, if you buy no 
>other PC hardware before the end of 2004, pick up a pc HDTV card. The pcHDTV 
>HD-2000 Hi Definition Television Card works with the open source player XIne 
>and it will be illegal to sell next year ...
>
>What are the implications for us in Australia? Is there a similar 
>Linux-compatible HDTV card available here for our (different?) hdtv 
>transmission which will be similarly affected? 
>Or Windows-compatible card for that matter?
>
>regards
>Dave Dartnall
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