RTV71 used our news submit to tell us that as we all know the
broadcast flag was originally rejected, by both courts and congress. The
broadcast flag was first put forward so that the various media companies could
stop people recording various programs or films shown on television. If the
company didn't want you recording say for example Lost they would transmit
a flag with the program that would stop digital devices support broadcasting
flags from recording that show. It was rejected, but it seems the bill hasn't
gone away.
Now the bill is back
bigger and worse than ever as it has been put into Senator Stevens
Telecommunication's bill, as it wouldn't pass on its own. The new revision of
the bill now also includes audio broadcasting flags to cover satellite radio. It
looks like DRM is going to erode everyone's fair use and freedom rights as time
goes on.
The most recent version is worse than any before, |
Source: Publicknowledge
