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EFF And MPAA On Broadcast Flags
mpawlo writes: "Greplaw reports that a broadcast flag is a digital tagging technique used for television programs distributed through digital TV stations. The broadcast flag is used as information stating that the program may not be redistributed. It is not your everyday digital watermarking technique. The idea is to mandate a standard for a broadcast flag. The content providers, through The Motion Picture Association ('MPAA'), will most likely aim for the standard to be lobbied into a law through The Broadcast Protection Discussion Group. Hence, the law would require all hardware able to play the digital TV content to carry broadcast flag equipment (not playing unmarked content). The Electronic Frontier Foundation ('EFF') fears that a law stipulating the standard would threaten creativity. The MPAA has published a list of frequently asked questions ('FAQ') regarding broadcast flags. The EFF has commented the MPAA FAQ."
We will have to start getting mod chips for our cable boxes now :)
Q: Are all TV programs going to be flagged?
MPAA answer: No. The broadcasters that transmit the programming will set the broadcast flag as "on or off" based on private contractual agreements with content providers. Content providers can choose, on a program-by-program basis, whether the flag will be turned on.
Translation: Excluding infomercials and ads, yes. It is illegal to record anything else, since you, the consumer, are thieves, murderers, pirating pices of shit and can not be trusted. Only big business can be trusted and knows what is good for us^H^Hyou.
the constitution doesn't say you can gather/hang out where ever/ whenever you want. it merely says you have the right to "peaceably assemble", meaning they can't lock you up or charge you with a crime merely for gathering together. in most places, you have to apply for a permit to hold an assembly.
i'd say the cops are telling you to move along because you're in, or will be in someone elses way.
See? This is exactly the sort of thing that the MPAA is trying to stop! Such shameless theft of the intellectual property of others is just further proof that the EFF is pro-piracy, not pro-consumer. </flamebait>
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The broadcast flag is used as information stating that the program may not be redistributed.
As long as they only turn on the flag during the commercials, sounds like a great idea!
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