The FCC disagrees with you on your ability to choose what you do with that content - that's exactly what the broadcast flag is all about.
Ars Technica has a good summary . The gist of it is that the FCC wants to regulate the devices used for viewing programming as well as the actual broadcasts. They argue that we won't get high quality digital content until they protect the interests of broadcasters and content owners. Your interests aren't so high on that list, I would guess.
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The FCC disagrees with you on your ability to choose what you do with that content - that's exactly what the broadcast flag is all about. Ars Technica has a good summary . The gist of it is that the FCC wants to regulate the devices used for viewing programming as well as the actual broadcasts. They argue that we won't get high quality digital content until they protect the interests of broadcasters and content owners. Your interests aren't so high on that list, I would guess.