CableLabs Approves VCPS Recording Technology for Use in Digital Cable-Ready Products.LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- CableLabs(R) announced today that it has approved a recording technology jointly developed by Philips and Hewlett-Packard that enables consumers to enjoy home recordings of certain high-value cable programming. Under the FCC Plug & Play Rules, CableLabs may approve new digital outputs and recording technologies for use in unidirectional Digital Cable Ready See CableCARD. (DCR) devices. The Video Content Protection System The Video Content Protection System (VCPS) is a standard for digital rights management, intended to enforce protection of video recordings broadcasted with broadcast flag. This standard is promoted by Philips and is included in latest Scsi MMC-6 specification. (VCPS VCPS Video Content Protection System VCPS Volume Control Phone for the Speech-Impaired VCPS Video Copy Protection System ) allows cable content marked as "copy once" to be burned onto VCPS-enabled DVD+R (DVD+Recordable) A write-once (read only) version of the DVD+RW optical disc from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+Rs hold up to 4.7GB of data per side and can be read by DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. A DVD+R DL disc is a "dual layer" DVD+R that holds a total of 8.5GB. and DVD+RW (DVD+Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+RW media can be read on DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. optical digital media. The CableLabs approval extends to all DCR products built in compliance with standards and regulations applicable to unidirectional digital cable products, as well as to both unidirectional and bi-directional products built to the OpenCable(TM) specifications. "We're very pleased to add VCPS as an approved recording technology for digital cable-ready retail products," said CableLabs President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dr. Richard R. Green. "Secure recording technologies like VCPS are essential for home copying, while maintaining the integrity of cable networks to provide high-value programming to customers who purchase retail products for use with cable," Green added. Under license agreements with CableLabs, DCR manufacturers may obtain the confidential information necessary to build products compatible with the cable industry's CableCARD(TM) removable security modules, and may include secure outputs and recording technologies as approved by CableLabs and added to the CableLabs agreement. A separate license from Philips is required for VCPS adopters to obtain the information and licensing rights needed to implement the recording technology. Information about VCPS is available from Philips at http://www.licensing.philips.com/vcps/. Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable Television Laboratories is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and to helping its cable operator members integrate those advancements into their business objectives. Cable operators from around the world are members. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.packetcable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org; and www.opencable.com. CableLabs(R), DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R), CableHome(TM), PacketCable(TM), OpenCable(TM), OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan (TM), CableCARD(TM), Go2Broadband(SM) and CableNET(R) are marks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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