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I was unable to create a DVD copy of a program that I watched on my Digital Cable Ready TV. What happened?

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I was unable to create a DVD copy of a program that I watched on my Digital Cable Ready TV. What happened?

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As a part of the regulations for CableCARD technology, the FCC has mandated “Copy Protection” of digital content. This Copy Protection mandate allows programmers to determine which programming can be copied digitally by the end consumer. If you are unable to make a digital copy of a program that you watched on your Digital Cable Ready TV, the programmer has applied a copy protection directive to that particular content. Copy protection directives may be “copy never,” “copy once,” “no more copies,” or “copy freely.