Mailing List Archive: ATSC 3.0 turning on DRM

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 7:44?PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy@gmail.com>
wrote:

> In an effort to keep users from recording free over the air TV moving
> forward, The broadcasters in the USA are turning on the feature of
> NextgenTV, ATSC 3.0 that keeps a lot of current equipment from receiving
> the signal. DRM has been turned on in many markets. This only affects ATSC
> 3.0. Once equipment manufacturers get certified for DRM it will prevent
> free TV from being recorded without paying for it.
>
> A youtuber I watch did a video about his personal experience with this and
> is starting a petition to send to Congress.
>

Jim, thanks for keeping us in the loop. I don't want to see DRM for OTA
stuff, that would suck, not sure how else I can help with advocating for
this.

>
> The petition link https://chng.it/WXLkccBh7S
>
> The video about what is going on,
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkQdDZYYeQA&t=483s
>
> Jim A
>
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