Court Blocks TV Anti-Piracy Tech Rules

CBGLuthier

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Fri May-06-05 10:56 AM
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Court Blocks TV Anti-Piracy Tech Rules

WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out new federal rules to require anti-piracy technology that would have limited how consumers could record and watch their favorite television programs in the future.

The three-judge panel for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia determined the Federal Communications Commission had exceeded its authority when it announced it would require such technology in digital televisions and other consumer electronic devices sold after July 1.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050506/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_tv_piracy

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high density

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Fri May-06-05 11:03 AM
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1. Adios to the broadcast flag

Good riddance.

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Tux

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Fri May-06-05 12:20 PM
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2. Good but

Fundies may yell activist judges and get into law. Our privacy, freedoms, even recording crap TV shows are all threatened by these fools.

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Rainscents

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Fri May-06-05 12:40 PM
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3. Good for them!!!

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Massacure

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Fri May-06-05 01:30 PM
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4. Good. Btw, whatever happened to the Grokster case last month?

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onenote

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Fri May-06-05 01:36 PM
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5. waiting for the Supreme Court to rule

Probably not until next month..

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