Our church has a semi-annual General Conference, broadcast by satellite across the entire world. It's a great opportunity to keep all the various branches and wards of the church in synch with each other. We're all seeing the same talks, the same instruction. The logistics of the broadcast are handled by Bonneville Communications, the church-owned media company that manages many TV and radio stations along with newspapers and other media outlets.
Last night, I was watching part of the broadcast at our local church meeting when suddenly the image disappeared. A blue screen replaced the man who had been speaking and silence replaced the voice we'd been hearing.
"Reception of current program is not authorized."
The message lasted for maybe 30 seconds. Then the broadcast picked back up, and we'd only missed a little bit. But about five minutes later, it happened again.
"Reception of current program is not authorized."
Another 30 seconds of nervous laughter in the audience. And then a few minutes later, the message interrupted our meeting a third time.
"Reception of current program is not authorized."
We missed the conclusion of some important messages. We'll have to wait until the printed version of Conference is mailed out in a few months.
Just another example of false positives in Digital Rights Management.