EFF Goes To Court To Fight The Broadcast Flag

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 6, 2004 @03:46AM from the grappling-with-the-angel-of-bureaucracy dept.

Silwenae writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation and nine other organizations including Public Knowledge (PK) and the American Library Association (ALA) have gone to court to fight the Broadcast Flag. The press release sums it up: The brief argues that the FCC has no authority to regulate digital TV sets and other digital devices unless specifically instructed to do so by Congress. While the FCC does have jurisdiction over TV transmissions, transmissions are not at issue here. The broadcast flag limits the way digital material can be used after the broadcast has already been received."

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Re:fp? by Eccles · 2004-10-06 03:58 · Score: 5, Funny

If you strip the digital information out you'll be left with a blank screen. ;)

For most shows, that would be an improvement...

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Please don't fight it by lightspawn · 2004-10-06 04:00 · Score: 5, Funny

The broadcast flag is my only chance to gather up the resolve to stop watching TV. Cold turkey. Please don't take that away.