The war against piracy is getting even more ridiculous. Now HBO is campainging to block any and every form of video recording of their channels. We already pay you guys through the nose for the monthly fee, and again for the overpriced DVD box sets, HBO. How much more do you need?

HBO has joined the fray with a recent FCC filing in which it argues that its video-on-demand programming-and all “Subscription Video On Demand” services-should fall into the category of “Copy Never.” In a broadcast-flagged world, that translate into consumers not being able to record on-demand broadcasts by HBO. No TiVo, no VCR, no video capturing on your PC, no nada.

By way of refresher, the analog hole legislation breaks broadcast content into four “Technical Content Protection Responses,” each with increasingly stringent restrictions. At the bottom is No Technical Protection Applied, meaning that the programming would be treated like every other transmission today. From there we move to Copy One Generation Content and Copy Unlimited No Redistribution Content which would allow limited recording and copying. HBO’s proposal would put its on-demand programming into the category of Copy Prohibited Content, which makes copying and recording of any kind verboten.

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