Broadcast Flag overturned! More at AVS!

[Joseph S]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court {santa} on Friday vacated a Federal Communications Commission a rule designed to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the :Shoot: FCC had "exceeded the scope of its delegated authority" with the 2003 rule.

The FCC has said copyright protections were needed to help speed the adoption of digital television, which offers higher quality signals.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=8412131

Very good news. Here's hoping "our" representatives don't screw us over now that the FCC was told they couldn't do it.