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Regulators Lose Piracy Battle

Posted by samzenpus on from the fair-game dept.

asok_g33k writes "The US broadcast regulators were told today by a court of appeal that it 'crossed the line' in trying to dictate how devices functioned. This was after the regulators tried to ban a device which allowed TV shows to be pirated. This comes after studies revealing that massive amounts of TV shows are beign illegaly downloaded from the internet and the regulators want a way to stop these shows being pirated and copied."

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  1. They should shut up and be happy... by dnoyeb · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...I barely watch any TV anymore since the internet. And when I do I would prefer it to be TIVOed, sans commercials. But can you take out the product placements?

    I'm just becomming too used to getting my content without the advertising rape job they do on TV. Especially the offensive (when my son is watching) "erectile disfunction" (wink) commercials. And after all, everyone says if you don't like it simply don't watch.