Copy Protected Shows

i have noticed that shows are starting to pop up as being copy protected so
that my dvr cannot record them. i have never had this happen before. before
you were able to copy but possibly not dub them and now i cannot even copy them
just to watch then delete.

does anyone know anything about this? i googled this subject but you can
imagine the results i got.

directv by any chance ?

no.. standard digital cable.

hrmmm.

don't know then. directv stuck in my mind because a recent firmware update of
their set-top boxes caused a lot of similar problems.

give us some more to go on ...

what cable company/service, what receiver model, integrated or separate
external dvr/pvr & model, what shows fail etc.