The FCC Responds to my ATSC 3 Encryption Grievance – They Need To Hear From You!
The FCC reached out to me and is asking all of you who signed the petition to additionally file a remark of their docketing system for the ATSC 3 petition. That is very simple to do and can simply take a couple of minutes. Up to now there are solely a couple of dozen or so complaints filed. We will do higher!!
I discuss this in my latest video.
Steps:
1. Click this link to be taken to the FCC submitting type.
2. On the primary line for proceedings kind in 16-142 . The system will then show the textual content “Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Subsequent Technology” Broadcasting Tv Commonplace.” Click on on that to lock within the docket quantity. Right here’s what it appears to be like like:
3. Fill in your data. A US handle is required and observe that this can be a part of the general public file.
4. Write your remark within the remark part. It’s vital to supply some element particularly how this transformation will make it tough for YOU to devour over the air tv.
Under is what I submitted, you’re free to re-purpose this in your personal submission however DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. The fee values suggestions on how this transition will affect shoppers and every distinctive story helps construct the case higher than a type letter.
I’m writing in opposition to DRM Encryption being a part of the ATSC 3.0 commonplace. During the last a number of weeks broadcasters have aggressively rolled out encryption on their ATSC 3 alerts all through the USA. In the mean time this restricts most at present accessible tuners from having the ability to tune ATSC 3 content material.
The usual’s voluntary rollout started with a lot promise. Previous to ATSC 3 being enabled right here in Connecticut I couldn’t reliably obtain ATSC 1.0 content material. When ATSC 3 spun up final yr I may lastly obtain dependable over the air alerts at my house. That was till WFSB-TV encrypted their broadcast and I’m now blocked from watching that station.
Encrypting over the air alerts goes in opposition to the spirit of serving the general public’s curiosity. Encryption provides an extra and pointless level of failure for receiving vital data throughout emergency conditions.
There are anti-trust implications too. Encryption restricts the buyer’s proper to observe content material from the general public airwaves utilizing tuners and private recording tools of their selection. With ATSC 1.0 shoppers have many selections for watching and recording over the air tv. With ATSC 3 solely tools blessed by the broadcasters via an arduous, opaque and costly course of can be allowed to tune content material. One broadcaster, E.W. Scripps, bought a producer of tuning and recording tools giving Scripps a bonus within the market over competing merchandise.
The broadcasters have stated encryption is vital for copy safety or different nonsense about safety from hackers and “deep fakes.” However the actuality is they’re attempting to guard broadcast retransmission charges that now make up a good portion of their income.
Legal professionals for the broadcasters have successfully stopped each massive scale retransmission effort making encryption pointless to guard their broadcast exclusivity rights. What that is actually about is making it harder for on a regular basis shoppers to observe free over the air TV in an effort to push us again onto paid subscription companies.
It’s actually vital if you happen to care about this subject to make a submission. It doesn’t need to be lengthy – simply lengthy sufficient so that you can convey the affect that DRM encryption can have in accessing broadcasts on the general public airwaves.
I nonetheless plan to drop this petition off with the FCC and congressional stakeholders in individual with the Antenna Man. However the extra of us who inform the FCC instantly the higher!