Stopping the Signal: Broadcast Flag Update #2

Electronic Frontier Foundation ^ | Oct. 10, 2005 | Danny O'Brien

[The Duke]

Not long ago we updated you on the MPAA and RIAA's shenanigans to smuggle the Broadcast Flag through the United States Senate. Those who paid attention during "Schoolhouse Rock" will realize that's only half of the duo's burden. To make the Flag law, they must march it past the House of Representatives, too.

Now the second shoe has dropped: 20 members of the House sent an open letter to Congressman Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet (part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce), and its ranking member, Edward J. Markey. All 20 pledged their allegiance to the Broadcast Flag. ...

[The Duke]

Basically the broadcasters want to use the "Broadcast Flag" to control whether you can record a program and at what quality. Here's a great reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_flag

[cloud8]

"...and its ranking member, Edward J. Markey."

Time to get on the phone to my Congressman-for-Life. Not that it'll do any good...

[The Duke]

Now that I think of it, I'm having a hard time thinking of
anything they produce that I would want to record.