Peter,
There are only minor differences between what you have proposed and a subset of what is already in the process of being built. Proving that great minds think alike, right?
Some things you may not know: #1 in your solution is the "consensus watermark." Two methods are being considered. Soon, one will be adopted and then they'll seek Macrovision-like legislation to guarantee that analog video recorders or anything capable of doing A/D on hi-def video will respect the CCI (copy control information) in the watermark (your #3, #5 and #6). Analog HD outputs are permitted as long as they carry the CCI in the watermark (your #2). The encoding is similar to what you describe, but they call the flags "copy never" (your #8), "copy once" (your "copy protect signal") and "copy no more" (your “first generation copy flag†- your #4). Digital and analog I/O are treated similarly and use the same CCI - there's no need for different rules in each domain (your #7). Your #9 is also supported, and then some (though "copy never" video is given the Macrovision treatment on 480i outputs).
As to your "Drawbacks," thanks to the DMCA, encryption and licensing, there is no further need for legislative action to ensure compliance by all manufacturers. The standards are already set and there is wide industry acceptance.
Digital is key. If you don't support digital, you can't do any recording. The technology to do real time compression of a hi-def video signal is ultra-expensive. That's why all hi-def recording is likely to be digital compressed video in/out.
There are only minor differences between what you have proposed and a subset of what is already in the process of being built. Proving that great minds think alike, right?
Some things you may not know: #1 in your solution is the "consensus watermark." Two methods are being considered. Soon, one will be adopted and then they'll seek Macrovision-like legislation to guarantee that analog video recorders or anything capable of doing A/D on hi-def video will respect the CCI (copy control information) in the watermark (your #3, #5 and #6). Analog HD outputs are permitted as long as they carry the CCI in the watermark (your #2). The encoding is similar to what you describe, but they call the flags "copy never" (your #8), "copy once" (your "copy protect signal") and "copy no more" (your “first generation copy flag†- your #4). Digital and analog I/O are treated similarly and use the same CCI - there's no need for different rules in each domain (your #7). Your #9 is also supported, and then some (though "copy never" video is given the Macrovision treatment on 480i outputs).
As to your "Drawbacks," thanks to the DMCA, encryption and licensing, there is no further need for legislative action to ensure compliance by all manufacturers. The standards are already set and there is wide industry acceptance.
Digital is key. If you don't support digital, you can't do any recording. The technology to do real time compression of a hi-def video signal is ultra-expensive. That's why all hi-def recording is likely to be digital compressed video in/out.