[IP] Appellate Court Strikes FCC's Anti-Piracy Rules
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Subject: Appellate Court Strikes FCC's Anti-Piracy Rules
Author: Barry Ritholtz <britholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 6th May 2005 11:04:38 am
FYI: Appellate Court Strikes FCC's Anti-Piracy Rules
May 6, 2005 10:57 a.m.
A federal appellate court Friday invalidated federal regulations that require
makers of TV sets to equip them with technology that prevents digital broadcast
signals from being redistributed.
Ruling in a case brought by the American Library Association, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said the Federal Communications Commission had
overstepped its authority in trying to regulate how consumers can use their TV
sets after they receive broadcasts.
The case involves something called the "broadcast flag," a slight digital
modification to a broadcast digital TV signal, one that wouldn't affect picture
quality but would prevent a recording of the show from being uploaded to the
Internet.
The FCC, after strong lobbying from the Motion Picture Association of America,
ordered it into place two years ago. By July 1, as part of the FCC rule, all
video-recording equipment sold in the U.S. -- for instance DVD players and
digital video recorders, including those on PCs -- must support the flag.
Barry L. Ritholtz
Chief Market Strategist
Maxim Group
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