DISH Network PR DISH Network has been asked to comply with industry standards which require us to make some changes to our Pay-Per-View (PPV) services. These standards apply to ALL TV-service providers and are not unique to DISH Network.
These new standards will only affect some PPV movies that are recorded on or after May 6, 2008 by DISH Network subscribers. Any movies or events recorded by DISH Network customers before May 6, 2008 will not be affected.
How do these new standards affect PPV movie services effective May 6, 2008?
'¢ Limited Recording '" The amount of time PPV movies can be kept on a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) will be restricted.
24-hour window '" Once customers begin to playback a recorded PPV movie from their DVR, they have 24 hours to pause and finish watching it, and may also watch it for an unlimited number of times within that period (if the entire 24-hour period is within the license window of the movie '" please refer to the 'License Window' section below for more information).
After the 24-hour window '" After the 24-hour time period, customers will be able to see the title of the movie in the 'My Recordings' section of their DishDVR, but will not be able to view it; they will also be prompted to delete the movie/event from their DVR. If the customer does not delete the movie, the title will remain in 'My Recordings' but customers will not be able to view it.
'¢ License Window '" The license window is the length of time that a movie may air on PPV. License window time durations differ but average between 3 to 6 months. A movie with limited recording will not be available to view once the license window is over.
If the license window expires before DVR playback begins, the customer will not able to view the recording, and will be prompted to delete the movie.
'¢ External Hard Drive '" If a customer moves a movie to their external hard drive, DRM restrictions still apply. __________________
How about recording directly to a DVD recorder (right to DVD media, and close the disk). That can not be recorded or changed after the disk is closed. Comments ??
More evidence that freedom of the airwaves is under assault by socialists. They're trying to insure that you are spoon fed what they want you to watch and know while extracting as much from your pocket as possible....After all knowledge is power and the power to decrypt sattelite programming at will allows too much freedom for the socialists to control.
DVR is a waste of money...Use a DVD recorder.....quality is as good as original DVD.... plus it will stay with you forever. Blank DVD cost as cheap as 20 cents. you can even record 2 movies on one DVD and quality is still same.