Japanese Digital TV Viewers Complain About DRM Restrictions 371
Riktov writes "The Japan Times reports that that viewers of digital broadcast TV, which started this past April, are complaining to national broadcaster NHK about restrictions on recording. Many of the complaints seem to arise from viewers who are confused as to why they can't copy rather than angry that they can't copy, but in the end all viewers are learning the hard way about content restrictions."
Coincidently (Score:5, Funny)
-Grump
Mr Sparkle Says: (Score:4, Funny)
it's not long.... (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone live in Japan and want to host him? Anyone know the guys email address?
..a special user identification card.. (Score:5, Funny)
The US implementation is going to do away with such a cumbersome step. It will simply require a blood sample to identify your DNA to confirm you are an authorized viewer. Of course, it will also have special retina burning devices to ensure that only the authorized individual can view the product. Visual piracy immediately punished. No appeals!
Tech Flag Ultra Prime: Battle! (Score:2, Funny)
Jo: We'll see about that, Flagness. That's my recorder, you can't tell me what to do!
Flagness: I own the stream you fool!
Jo: I pay for the stream! Everybody pays for the stream! That stream is as good as ours!
Arfie: Arf!
Jo: You tell 'em, Arfie! We're not taking it anymore!
Flagness: I cannot be toooooooooooooooold!
Jo: Wanna beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet?!
*Shink*
Tune in next week to see who dies!
Re:Confused Japanese customer = pissed off US one (Score:5, Funny)
@ssh0le
How do you pronounce that? Atsshzerole?
Who Knows Where This Is From? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm confused (Score:5, Funny)
I should have watched the beginning of the episode. I would have recorded it, but ...
Re:Confused Japanese customer = pissed off US one (Score:1, Funny)
Re:..a special user identification card.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Confused Japanese customer = pissed off US one (Score:3, Funny)
It might be crazy enough to work. Sign me up, I'm a purebred American asshole.
Re:it's not long.... (Score:4, Funny)
I think it's DVD.Jon@guantanamo.cu, but he's awfully slow to reply :)
argh!! (Score:2, Funny)
"Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause of the leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P."
Re:Confused vs. angry (Score:3, Funny)
However, I think you're turning Japanese, I think you're turning Japanese, I really think so.
Hey, think The Vapors will sue me for this?
Re:Confused Japanese customer = pissed off US one (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Confused Japanese customer = pissed off US one (Score:3, Funny)
That's not the only way to abbreviate it either. Sometimes it's just shortened to "a/s/l", except the latter almost always refers to one's self.
Re:Explaining This... (Score:2, Funny)
As a Canadian, let me say: Thank god for that.
Meanwhile in a Japanese home ... (Score:5, Funny)
Viewer: "Main screen turn on"
Screen: "All Your Bits Are Belong to Us!"
"You have no chance to record, make
your time!"
Viewer: "What you say?"
Re:Uh oh, We've got to the explaining to do... (Score:1, Funny)
Which I have already done. Who needs TV when you have slashdot?
Re:Uh oh, We've got to the explaining to do... (Score:5, Funny)
Chocolate cake is rape.
Oh, wait...that doesn't make sense either.