broadcast flag challenge (was Re: [wplug] MythTV)

[eli]

Last month, a fed circuit court judge said that the FCC doesn't have 
authority to regulate devices that receive the signals that it does have 
authority to regulate.

I'd imagine this isn't on eff.org because they are all busy trying to 
establish that they are being harmed in a way "that distinguishes [them] 
from the public at large," giving them the grounds to sue the FCC (Judge 
Sentelle, C|Net). Without such harm, they have no standing to sue. 
Interesting that the harm done to "the public at large" by the FCC isn't 
enough grounds to sue, IMHO.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/23/broadcast_flag_in_trouble/
http://news.com.com/Court+questions+FCCs+broadcast+flag+rules/2100-1030_3-5585533.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4290315.stm

best quote:
"You [the FCC] are out there in the whole world, regulating. Are washing 
machines next?" -Judge Harry Edwards

-eli

>>You'll want to order your PCHdtv card before July 1 when they become
>>illegal to sell (yay for the broadcast flag).
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>	I had thought that I'd seen a recent update to the Broadcastflag
>issue - thought it was being challenged... but the EFF site doesn't show
>anything...
>http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/
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