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Originally Posted by jj20x
If anyone was that determined to share / swap drives they could just open up the box and remove it.  |
They could but they would be wasting their time. Every box has its own unique disc encryption keys.
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Originally Posted by jj20x
Yes, I did mean the Sky channels. Premium content providers would be more concerned about this unlikely form of programme sharing than most broadcasters.
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I expect most broadcasters would be concerned if disc cloning was possible. Sky's extra restriction is to prevent viewing after unsubscribing,
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Originally Posted by jj20x
The point was to make it easier for a VM tech to transfer the drive from a faulty box to a replacement box. An alternative to taking the whole thing away resulting in lost recordings.
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Not possible. See above.