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May 7, 2005
Another victory for Tivo
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the FCC's odious "broadcast flag" idea was illegal. As I've said before, I love my Tivo, and I was relieved when the proposed anti-sharing restrictions where struck down. This latest restriction would have made it impossible for a show to be recorded at all when the flag is set on a broadcast-- or, at least, it would be impossible to digitize an incoming broadcast and make a clip in one's own format (as I have been known to do).
Now the issue goes up through appeals and, perhaps, ultimately to Congress, where politicians who rant against Hollywood will actually be forced to prove they're really "anti-Hollywood" or if they really just enjoy campaign donations from the MPAA.
Posted by Dean at May 7, 2005 11:03 AM