These licenses manufacturers of TVs or settop boxes do get when they officially are allowed to support CI+.... and for open source boxes you'll never get them officially. When a provider requires CI+ (the +) on a service the CI will not encrypt the service without a valid certificate.
Usually also the hardware from such TV limits recordings, skip over advertisement in recordings and other limitations.... as the '+' is not something extra's, it are more '-' limitations....
Edited by littlesat, 27 November 2023 - 14:32.