The Broadcast Flag, She Is Dead : Gizmodo

Maybe it shouldn’t – but it kinda surprises me how quickly this saga seems to be coming to resolution, but the broadcast flag appears to be dead for good. And we have a republican from Texas to thank?

A new Congressional Research Service report raises concerns that the broadcast flag’s technological limitations could hinder activities normally deemed “fair use”” under copyright law. For instance, students might not be able to email themselves copies of projects incorporating digital video content because no secure system exists for email transmission. ““The goal of the flag was not to impede a consumer’’s ability to copy or use content lawfully in the home, nor was the policy intended to ‘‘foreclose use of the Internet to send digital broadcast content where it can be adequately protected from indiscriminate redistribution,’“” the report said, quoting from the FCC order.

Link: Gizmodo