Zatz Not Funny is reporting that DirecTV is starting to block subscribers from outputting HBO to older TVs which lack High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). Intended to prevent piracy, HDCP ...
There had been rumors of clamp-downs on non-HDCP broadcasting of digital content for years, but so far it's been more myth and "we can do this if we want to" than "we're actually doing it". Not ...