[vdr] Re: CI / CAM module in software

[René Bartsch <rene@bartschnet.de>]

If we find a legal way, we should use it!

If we could use the descrambler on the DVB-X with an simple
SmartCard-Reader, this could be legal.

So my suggestion:

We stop that thread on the list, but if anyone finds a legal way, he will
post it at once.

(I like the idea of one DVB-S, a simple Smartcard-Reader and a bunch of
DVB-S)

Rene


----- Original Message -----
From: "Achim Lange" <Achim_Lange@t-online.de>
To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: [vdr] Re: CI / CAM module in software


> Hello Andreas,
>
> > > But if a Decoder in SW is averrable for everyone, there must be a
source
> > > for the Keys.
> > > These Keys will become public.
> > > Then there are too many People, who are using the Keys without paying
PW
> > > for the Programs.
> > >
> > The source for the keys could be a original smartcard connected to any
> cheap
> > card-reading hardware. So you only have to buy a reader that is able to
> > connect to smartcards for any encryption method (the SC connectors are
> > standardized, aren't they?) and only use a software that emulates the
CAM
> > hardware, so no key would become public.
>
> Another problem is, that the CAM-Modules have to be a licensed
> implementation of the encryption standard, like irdeto or betacrypt, so
even
> if there are open-source impementations, they are definately illegal (why
do
> you think the soft-ci.dll is distributed separately?). I would really
prefer
> if the discussion here would stop. There are enough boards that discuss
the
> legal issues of this (completely unrelated to vdr or the
linux-dvb-drivers).
>
> Ciao,
>
>
>     Achim
>
>
>