Fixing A Hole

[SOURCE: Wired in Washington, AUTHOR: Drew Clark]
[Commentary] A look at the "analog hole." Radio is the last form of mass media to make the switch to digital. Boosted by big broadcasters such as Clear Channel, and by electronics companies hungry for a new market, a new digital audio radio service has arrived. Besides the higher quality and greater flexibility that digital media bring, creative types like the fact that it can be protected with digital locks and keys. But that's only if it stays in digital form. Once converted to analog, all these fancy content protections are lost: The content can then be re-digitized and pirated. So Hollywood is asking Congress for help. Specifically, it wants lawmakers to require all video jacks on computers and televisions to use a government-approved protection technology.
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