Thursday, June 22, 2006
Return of the Broadcast Flag
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "NEWS" @ 02:39 PM
"The Broadcast Flag is back folks. We thought it was gone but apparently this thing just won't die. It has sneaked in under a general telecom bill but if you read the details of the bill, you will see a bunch of things about copy protection. This guy is worse then the first one! It includes mandates for an Audio Broadcast flag that will spread its DRM blanket over digital and satellite radio. The new provision though calls for more copy protection then ever and a broader stance on what is Fair Use."
As much as I hate the idea of the broadcast flag, I hate the fact that they keep trying to sneak it in more. If you are a politician and the law you are pushing for can't stand up to public scrutiny, maybe that should be an indicator that you are paying a little too much attention to the special interests.
As much as I hate the idea of the broadcast flag, I hate the fact that they keep trying to sneak it in more. If you are a politician and the law you are pushing for can't stand up to public scrutiny, maybe that should be an indicator that you are paying a little too much attention to the special interests.
