This is an encryption standard for IEEE 1394 that prevents the copying of first-run movies and pay-per-view events. DTCP is also called 5C Copy protection (in reference to the 'five companies' that license it).
Digital Transmission Content Protection. An encryption technology that allows transmission of digital video and digital audio between components in a home-theater system, but prohibits those signals from being recorded. Used with FireWire (IEEE1394). Also called 5C to acknowledge the five companies that developed it.
See " Digital Transmission Content Protection."
A cryptographic protocol for protecting digital content from illegal copying
The Digital Transmission Content Protection method, which is licensed by the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA), an independent licensing authority established by Hitachi, Ltd., Intel Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation. See http://www.dtcp.com.
Digital Transmission Copyright Protection, a copy protection system, that controls copying of certain content. This system allows content to be categorized into three different categories - Copy Freely, Copy Once, and Copy Never. This system is most commonly used on the IEEE 1394 connection interface. Unlike HDCP, which prevents all copying, DTCP, also known as 5C, allows consumer copying of most digital content historically recordable in the analog world.
Digital transmission control protection. AÂ digital rights management technology. The DTCP standard was issued by the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) to protect multimedia distribution in the digital home.