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  • MPAA tries to get sneaky (again) with broadcast flag legislation

    09/27/2005 12:04:13 PM PDT · by Windcatcher · 10 replies · 561+ views
    Ars Technica ^ | 09/27/2005 | Eric Bangeman
    According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the MPAA is trying to ram broadcast flag legislation through Congress again, this time as an amendment to a budget reconciliation bill. Ever since the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority in mandating that all consumer electronic devices capable of receiving digital television signals incorporate support for the flag, the media industry has been working on getting Congress to enact the flag. This latest attempt involves tacking on an amendment to a budget reconciliation bill. Reconciliation bills are an optional part of...