Time Warner and Comcast's online video plan faces hurdles

The initiative would require people to prove that they subscribe to a video delivery service -- cable, satellite or telephone -- to watch certain shows online. > A plan by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. to ensure that people who watch TV on the Web are already cable-TV subscribers faces several hurdles, including the technical -- a workable encryption system -- and the political -- whether consumers will view it as an attempt to wall off free content. (link)