[linux-dvb] Re: CAMs - the never ending story...

[John Williams <John.Williams@pcmsdatafit.co.uk>]

At 18:41 18/04/02 +0200, you wrote:
>>  > Does enough information exist in the public domain for someone (given
>>>  enough time ;-) to decrypt B-Sky-B's VideoGuard encryption? I'm not
>>>  talking about getting around the encryption but totally legal Sky
>>>  subscription card plugged into the CI slot on a Hauppauge DVB-s card?
>>>  Would it even be possible or would something have to be done on the
>>>  DVB-s card rather than on the PC?
>>
>>The problem is that no CAM exists. The CI-Slot is for plugging in a CAM
>>and not the card directly. If B-Sky-B provides a CAM there may be a way
>>to make it working. But I assume that B-Sky-B has no interest to provide
>>a CAM. The same is true for PW. The CAMs available for PW are
>>(illegally) modified Irdeto CAMs. The PayTV companies have more control
>>over the receiver market and the decryption hardware if they only
>>provide or license receivers with embedded CA interfaces.
>
>The European Community wants to make all (Pay)TV companies use standards, 
>in this case to use CAMs which can be used with all receivers. As far as I 
>know, there is no law yet, but it may come soon. So there's still hope...
>Dany

The UK Government tried to get BSkyB to use CAMs when they first started 
up. Rupert Murdoch told them to get stuffed. He's got enough influence over 
the government here to be able to have his own way with this sort of thing.
John
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