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Hollywood Tastes New Copyright Victory - Act NOW

Posted by timothy on from the strange-embedded-fellows dept.

Geekwannabe writes "The FCC is about to pass regulations requiring all television manufacturers to include copy-protection in any television receiver or recorder. The 'broadcast flag' regulation is intended to allow TV networks and broadcasters to determine which of their shows you can record (essentially giving control of your VCR, TV and Computer back to the broadcasters.) In order for the new, copy-restrictions to succeed the FCC will make it illegal to manufacture or sell non-copy-protected devices in the U.S."

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  1. Re:link to electronic comment filing system at FCC by CableModemSniper · · Score: 4, Funny

    the code is 02-230. Go to the link, skip the article. Slashdot the FCC.

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  2. The FCC wont let me be!!! by Quicksilver31337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    IT would seem that the FCC.org is currently unreachable. There are only three possible explanations for this:
    1. They got tired of listening to us /.ers bitch and disabled the DNS binding.
    2. They pissed off one too many /.ers and are suffering the wrath of a DDOS.
    3. The FCC upset the army of undead minions fueled by all that is dark and unholy, known only as...the script-kiddies...

    ...what do you mean by "over the top"?

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