§  73.9003   Compliance requirements for covered demodulator products:
Unscreened content.

   (a) A covered demodulator product shall not pass, or direct to be
   passed, Unscreened Content to any output except:

   (1) To an analog output;

   (2) To an 8–VSB, 16–VSB, 64–QAM or 256–QAM modulated output, provided
   that the broadcast flag is retained in the both the EIT and PMT;

   (3) To a digital output protected by an authorized digital output
   protection technology authorized for use with unscreened content, in
   accordance with any applicable obligations established as a part of its
   approval pursuant to § 73.9008;

   (4) Where the stream containing such content has not been altered
   following demodulation and such covered demodulator product outputs, or
   directs to be output, such content to a peripheral TSP product solely
   within the home or other, similar local environment, using a robust
   method;

   (5) Where such covered demodulator product outputs, or directs to be
   output, such content to another product and such covered demodulator
   product exercises sole control (such as by using a cryptographic
   protocol), in compliance with the demodulator robustness requirements,
   over the access to such content in usable form in such other product;

   (6) Where such covered demodulator product outputs, or directs to be
   output, such content for the purpose of making a recording of such
   content pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of this section, where such
   content is protected by the corresponding recording method; or

   (7) Where such covered demodulator product is incorporated into a
   computer product and passes, or directs to be passed, such content to
   an unprotected output operating in a mode compatible with the digital
   visual interface (DVI) rev. 1.0 Specification as an image having the
   visual equivalent of no more than 350,000 pixels per frame (e.g. an
   image with resolution of 720×480 pixels for a 4:3 (nonsquare pixel)
   aspect ratio), and 30 frames per second. Such an image may be attained
   by reducing resolution, such as by discarding, dithering or averaging
   pixels to obtain the specified value, and can be displayed using video
   processing techniques such as line doubling or sharpening to improve
   the perceived quality of the image.

   (b) A covered demodulator product shall not record or cause the
   recording of unscreened content in digital form unless such recording
   is made using one of the following methods:

   (1) A method that effectively and uniquely associates such recording
   with a single covered demodulator product (using a cryptographic
   protocol or other effective means) so that such recording cannot be
   accessed in usable form by another product except where the content of
   such recording is passed to another product as permitted under this
   subpart; or

   (2) An authorized recording method authorized for use with unscreened
   content in accordance with any applicable obligations established as a
   part of its approval pursuant to § 73.9008 (provided that for recordings
   made on removable media, only authorized recording methods expressly
   approved pursuant to § 73.9008 for use in connection with removable
   media may be used).

   (c) Paragraph (b) of this section does not impose restrictions
   regarding the storage of unscreened content as a transitory image.

   (d) The requirements of this section shall become applicable on July 1,
   2005.