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Broadcast Flag 2 - Electric Boogaloo

Posted by Zonk on from the hilarity-ensues dept.

blamanj wrote to mention that, a week after we reported on the court rejection of the broadcast flag, the MPAA is working on new legislation to broaden the FCC's power. From the article: "The draft bill says, simply, that the FCC will 'have authority to adopt regulations governing digital television apparatus necessary to control the indiscriminate redistribution of digital television broadcast content over digital networks.' The DC Circuit nixed the flag on the grounds that the FCC didn't have the authority. This language would clear that up." Update: 05/13 19:20 GMT by Z : Title amended with apologies to the Bugaloos.

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  1. Legislative body by zoward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... the MPAA is working on new legislation to broaden the FCC's power"

    I didn't know the MPAA was a legislative body ...

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    "Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?"
  2. Government Logic by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > The DC Circuit nixed the flag on the grounds that the FCC didn't have the authority. This language would clear that up.

    1. Anything not nailed down is mine.
    2. Anything I can pry loose is not nailed down.
    3. If the only tool you have is a crowbar, every problem looks like hours and hours of fun!

    Of course we can get along just fine with the software industry. TCPA, DRM, Steam, Valve, Half-Life, Crowbar. It all makes sense now!

  3. Bare with me... by bhsx · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm going for a new meme here:
    My mom washed the broadcast flag, and it BLEW UP!

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    put the what in the where?
  4. with apologies to Mel Brooks... by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Fellow members of the American Senate, hear me! Shall we continue to give hand-out after hand-out to the rich? Or shall we aspire to a more noble purpose and draft decent legislation for the poor? How does the Senate vote?"

    [in unison] "F**k the poor!"

    "Good!"

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    Similar to the upcoming US election results