Broadcast Flag All But Approved

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Broadcast Flag All But Approved

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 21, 2003 @11:51PM from the but-the-shoutin' dept.

Are We Afraid writes "The FCC is about to approve the broadcast flag for HDTV, according to Reuters. The EFF has been vocal in its disapproval, but the suits appear to be pushing ahead anyway. We may soon need an updated dystopian parable: The Right to Watch."

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Broadcast Flag. by EinarH · 2003-10-22 00:00 · Score: 3, Funny

I think this will help the companies and boost demand for HDTV.
HAHAHA.

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Re:Press Release by Davak · 2003-10-22 00:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Broadcast flag... FCC Sucks!

Do Not Call List... FCC Rocks!

Okay... they are one for one now. Honestly, if they just give us free porn, they'll win the series and we'll all be happy.
Windfall Profits by Junior+Samples · 2003-10-22 00:33 · Score: 2, Funny

The music industry has been plagued over the last few years with consumers illegally sharing and copying songs over the Internet, which has led the recording industry to sue music downloaders for damages up to $150,000 per song

Gee, If they can make $150,000 on each pirated song, then why would the content providers want to close this source of revenue?
So? by Sebby · 2003-10-22 01:15 · Score: 2, Funny

I mean, really, TV has become such crap that I barely watch 3hrs of it per week, usually mostly news.

They didn't need to stuff this down my throat to get me to stop watching it, but it certainly won't make me take a second lood at it either now.

So I say let them piss off their own customers; in the end they'll just become irrelevant that much faster.

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Re:pathetic by 3terrabyte · 2003-10-22 01:21 · Score: 1, Funny

LOL! This is the funniest post I've read all month. Thanks for showing me the way!

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Re:Open Letter to the FCC Commissioners by jez9999 · 2003-10-22 01:39 · Score: 3, Funny

Dear Mr. Hanashi,

We at the FCC are not interested in this 'innovation' that you speak of. My job description clearly states that I'm here to help businesses make more money! In fact, why you thought it purposeful to write this letter to me I don't quite know. Why would I go against my duties as chairman of the FCC, especially when this chip implant the MPAA gave me makes everything so much better. Yeesss... that's right... come to daddy, endorphins... ahhhh.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Powell

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Quick Conversions by pommiekiwifruit · 2003-10-22 02:16 · Score: 3, Funny

In Sweden, when they recently changed from driving on the left to driving on the right (a sort of delayed reaction to germany being invaded by napoleon), they converted over all on the same day!
No doubt in the UK or USA it would have taken years for everyone to change over to the new side.
After all, the US tax department starts its year in April, thinking that that Julius Caesar bloke's reforms to the calender would never catch on.
1. Re:Quick Conversions by roystgnr · 2003-10-22 03:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  No doubt in the UK or USA it would have taken years for everyone to change over to the new side.
  
  No: I'm pretty sure that once the change started, attrition would leave all the survivors driving on the same side of the road within days.