Jack Valenti Ate My TV
May 10, 2010

Hollywood wants to sell you VOD movies while they're still running in theaters, but they don't want you recording them. No problem! Enter the FCC and it's move Friday to allow Selectable Output Control (SOC). Simply put, SOC remotely disables the analog outputs on your cable box, so try as you might, you can't give a copy of Iron Man 2 to your landlord in exchange for 2 weeks grace on your rent..

According to Wired.com, "The Motion Picture Association of America said its member studios would not authorize the early movie releases unless it won the ability to deploy Selectable Output Control. The reason: Analog video signals can easily be recorded, while digital video standards include a copy protection scheme that lets providers set a no-copy flag on the signal."

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