[mythtv-users] Broadcast flag thrown out

Nate Thompson nightstrm at gmail.com
Fri May 6 15:39:55 UTC 2005


On 5/6/05, Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com> wrote:
> The DC Circuit has ruled in our favor, unanimously throwing out the
> FCC's broadcast flag -- the rule that would have prevented pcHDTV and
> Air2PC from making HDTV tuner cards in the US after July 1.
> 
> <http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200505/04-1037b.pdf>
> "Because the Commission exceeded the scope of its
> delegated authority, we grant the petition for review, and reverse
> and vacate the Flag Order insofar as it requires demodulator
> products manufactured on or after July 1, 2005 to recognize and
> give effect to the broadcast flag."
> 
> Next, we'll have to stop the MPAA from going to Congress to get it back.
> 
> --Wendy
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> --
> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.com || wendy at eff.org
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School
> http://wendy.seltzer.org/mythtv/
> 
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Excellent news! I just read this on news.com and was getting ready to
post something about it. I'd like to say good job and thank everyone
who put effort towards getting this thrown out.

Nate


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