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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."

2 of 481 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What does this mean for the future of televisio by sabat · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
    -- Dr. Spock, stardate 2822-3.

    This has to be a joke, right? It was Yoda who said that, and Mr. Spock is not a Doctor. Dr. Benjamin Spock was a pediatrician whose books were popular in the last century.

    --
    I, for one, welcome our new Antichrist overlord.
  2. MOD PARENT UP by Bodysurf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who is the idiot who moderated this as a TROLL??

    It's INFORMATIVE.