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Court Says FCC Out-of-Bounds With Digital TV

Posted by Zonk on from the because-vcrs-are-okay dept.

USA4034 writes "A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday stated that regulators had overstepped their authority by imposing a rule designed to limit the copying of digital television programs." From the article: "The FCC rule aims to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet. The FCC has said copyright protections are needed to help speed the adoption of digital television."

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  1. Notes from an information law student. by cmclean · · Score: 5, Informative

    This morning's oral arguments (along with a bunch of other stuff) were blogged by an "informal law student" here. Some useful insight into what's happening behind the news reports.

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