Comments on: More about TiVoToGo & Multi-Room Viewing Copy Protection (CCI byte Explained)

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:50:51 +0000

I think that I am with Jesse on this one. The industry is still probably not going to go after the individuals for P2P sharing violations. They seem to be focusing on the companies themselves but they continually change directions so you never know. If you are concerned, best to play it safe!
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TiVo and the CCI Byte (My Frustration Continues) | TiVo Blog — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:19:09 +0000

[...] feed you probably already know that I recently started to revisit the CCI byte issue that has frustrated me for quite a while now. Thanks to Time Warner’s draconian settings, Multi-Room viewing [...]

By: ZeoTiVo

ZeoTiVo — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:44:04 +0000

Yes, TiVo included it in the code base for DVD equipped units as per DVD playback license. I also recall that they pointed to Macrovision in Series 2 when they talked with FCC about sharing shows with DVRs/people not on your direct TiVo account. It certainly makes sense that TiVo left macrovison in play for series 2 so they could show due dilligence on security of content.

By: ZNF ‘Round The Web

ZNF ‘Round The Web — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:53:58 +0000

[...] More about TiVoToGo & Multi-Room Viewing Copy Protection (CCI byte Explained) Except all the Series2 units don’t use CableCARDs and are not subject to Cable Labs. I think I recall Pony mentioning some sort of Macrovision flagging as well. Of course, the rational was a bit odd. I *believe* the context was since they provide Series2 units with DVD drives they were bound by Macrovision regulations. But it seems to me they didn’t have to adopt it across the board. I think it’s just as likely they did it that way to keep the content industry at bay. Who knows! [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:29:19 +0000

try increasing the timeout and let me know if that solves your problem.

By: Rassi

Rassi — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:14:11 +0000

Yes, exactly. The TiVo claims the content is copy protected, although I downloaded it off the internet. I don’t know if it is or not. In the same “session” I have no trouble transferring other files via PyTivo…

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:00:12 +0000

I had the same issue. The “lock” icon just means pyTivo gave up trying to convert it, usually for some non-reason like the hard drive taking too long to spin up (which is where the timeout comes in). Unfortunately, you have to restart pyTivo before it’ll try again.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:51:37 +0000

Statistically, I’m more likely to die in an accidental fall than to be on the receiving end of a file sharing lawsuit, and I take much bigger risks every day simply by commuting to work. So thanks for your concern, but I’ll stop using P2P sometime after I stop driving and climbing stairs.

Also, nearly all of my season passes can be watched online legally for free anyway: Lost, The Office, Heroes, Daily Show and Colbert, anything on Adult Swim, anything available on Hulu, etc.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:48:19 +0000

I’ve heard the same thing…

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:47:44 +0000

This sounds like a pyTiVo issue. I had to increase the ffmpeg timeout on my pyTiVo install. Is pyTiVo complaining that it can’t transfer your content because it’s copy protected?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:41:57 +0000

I couldn’t have said it better myself .

By: DaveZatz

DaveZatz — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:31:57 +0000

The incoming lawsuits when your ISP gives you up may be more annoying.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:08:50 +0000

It’s a relief not to have to worry about any of this crap anymore. I just canceled my cable TV service, and TiVo is soon to follow. Goodbye, ads and DRM! Torrents don’t impose any such annoyances.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:32:26 +0000

I sitll don’t understand why if I own a move IE Snow White and my daughter wants to watch this in the living room or the bedroom I cant go from computer to tivo but not tivo to tivo I need to copy to each tivo from computer this does not make me crazy becase I own the DVD ..

By: Rassi

Rassi — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:32:10 +0000

I have encountered on occasion videos that I am unable to transfer from my PC to either of my Series 2 TiVos (usually via PyTiVo). These will be videos that I have downloaded off the internet from one source or another. Generally, converting from the original format to a different one (for example from FLV to AVI) will permit the transfer, but I believe this is because whatever sets the “lock” is “stripped” during the conversion.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:22:14 +0000

I maybe mistaken on this, but I recall that some cable operators have inadvertently set some of these flags on some broadcast channels. Savvy users have been able to get the companies to turn the flags off, after a bit of haranguing.

By: DaveZatz

DaveZatz — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:31:59 +0000

Of course, the rational was a bit odd. I *believe* the context was since they provide Series2 units with DVD drives they were bound by Macrovision regulations. But it seems to me they didn’t have to adopt it across the board. I think it’s just as likely they did it that way to keep the content industry at bay. Who knows!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:17:30 +0000

Good point. The article talks about Macrovision flag and how it affects analog (ie: Series 2) content.

By: DaveZatz

DaveZatz — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:29:07 +0000

Except all the Series2 units don’t use CableCARDs and are not subject to Cable Labs. I think I recall Pony mentioning some sort of Macrovision flagging as well.