[clue-talk] FCC Broadcast Flag

[Jeff Cann]

Folks who don't monitor EFF frequently maybe interested in a recent action 
item.  A recent appellate court in California ruled that the FCC overstepped 
it's legal bounds by mandating a broadcast flag.  The content providers now 
plan to get this flag enacted into log.

Anyone who records [or wants to in the future] any digital is affected by this 
flag.  I include the EFF action alert below.

Jeff

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* Action Alert - Give the Broadcast Flag a TKO!

We have the Broadcast Flag on the ropes, but its supporters
are flailing back.  The Broadcast Flag, a plan to give
Hollywood remote control of how you record, copy, transfer,
or replay over-the-air digital television, was knocked
flat by the courts.

Now the film and TV industries are running to Congress to
get the fix in.

The current plan: sneak a few lines of innocuous-sounding
law past legislators to give the FCC the sweeping
regulatory authority it needs re-instate the Flag.  That
would restore Hollywood's power to dictate the design
of any digital equipment capable of receiving broadcasts
- and once again, technology innovators would be forced to
beg permission to provide you with the features and
functionality for exercising your fair use rights.

The lawyers and lobbyists are moving fast, but you can
move faster.  Tell your representative you don't want
Hollywood to hobble your digital media devices, and knock
out the Broadcast Flag for good.

Make your voice heard with the EFF Action Center:
<http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=129>



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