It's all about the FLAG!

[Gregg Lengling]

It's All About the Broadcast Flag

The Decision...

American Library Association, Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission And United States Of America, Respondents; Motion Picture Association Of America, Inc., Et Al. Intervenors [Full Text of Decision in Adobe PDF File]
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Communications Commission
(United States Court of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit)
pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/d...-1037b.pdf


Parties of Interest...

Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case
(American Library Association)
//www.ala.org/Template.cfm?...ntID=93719

Statement by MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman Regarding American Library Association V. FCC [MS Word Format)]
(Motion Picture Association of America)
//www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/20..._05_06.doc

NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Statement in Response to "Broadcast Flag" Decision
(National Association of Broadcasters)
//www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...stFlag.htm


General Media Coverage...

Court: FCC can't stop HDTV taping
Worried about missing "Desperate Housewives"? Don't fret. You've got some friends on the federal bench who told the government Friday it can't stop you from recording future episodes about the racy shenanigans on Wisteria Lane.
(Associated Press via Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Times / Buffalo, NY News / Butte, MT Standard)
//www.capecodonline.com/cct...rtfcc7.htm
//www.buffalonews.com/edito...005334.asp
//www.montanastandard.com/a...jijghj.txt

Piracy rules dropped
People buying the next generation of digital televisions will be able to record and then watch their favorite shows later, after all.
(Associated Press via Nashua, NH Telegraph / Marin, CA Independent Journal / Charlotte, NC Observer)
nsnlb.us.publicus.com/app...1/business
//www.marinij.com/Stories/0...87,00.html
//www.kentucky.com/mld/char...e_business

Anti-Piracy 'Flag' Was Never Popular
The consumer technology industry never embraced the "broadcast flag."
(Associated Press via ABC News / Durham, NC Herald-Sun / San Francisco, CA Chronicle)
abcnews.go.com/Technology...SFeeds0312
//www.heraldsun.com/technol...04822.html
//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...d=rss.news

Court rejects FCC rule for digital piracy curbs
(Los Angeles Times via Seattle, WA Times / Fort Lauderdale, FL Sun-Sentinel)
seattletimes.nwsource.com...cation=rss
//www.sun-sentinel.com/news...ationworld

FCC Rule Barring Digital Retransmission Set Aside
(Bloomberg)
//www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne...hxdm1kWrZQ

Appeals court tosses FCC's broadcast flag rule
A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a Federal Communications Commission rule designed to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet
(Reuters / Yahoo News)
today.reuters.com/news/ne...LAG-DC.XML
asia.news.yahoo.com/050506/3/20l7y.html

Ruling: No FCC rebroadcast authority
An appeals court in Washington Friday ruled the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to regulate digital TV rebroadcasts.
(United Press International via CED Magazine)
//www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0506.htm#1

US court kills anti-piracy 'flag'
An American appeals court has rejected the US broadcast regulator's attempts to control the copying of digital TV with an anti-piracy technology.
(BBC News)
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/techn...523597.stm

Court blasts FCC on broadcast flag
(Register, UK)
//www.theregister.co.uk/200...shot_down/

Appeals court strikes down rule on digital TV copy protection
(AFP via Servihoo)
//www.servihoo.com/channels...egoryID=46


Media Industry Coverage...

Court Won't Salute FCC's Broadcast Flag
A federal court ruled Friday that the FCC lacked authority to protect digital-TV signals from rampant Internet piracy.
(Multichannel News)
//www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP

Court Strikes Broadcast Flag
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has ruled that the FCC did not have the authority to mandate the use of broadcast flag technology to protect digital content from piracy.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
//www.broadcastingcable.com...erral=SUPP

Federal Court Tosses Broadcast Flag
A blow to content providers, the action throws out the so-called broadcast flag aimed at thwarting illicit Internet-aided redistribution of TV programs, saying regulators had no authority to impose the requirement....
(MediaWeek)
//www.mediaweek.com/mw/news...1000912030

Court Throws Out FCC's Broadcast Flag Regulations
In a major blow to the broadcast industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Friday threw out Federal Communications Commission regulations that were intended to pave the way for Hollywood studios to prevent Internet redistribution of digital TV programming that is delivered by broadcast TV stations.
(TelevisionWeek)
//www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7795

FCC's b'cast flag rule tossed out by U.S. appeals court
In a blow to the entertainment industry Friday, the FCC's broadcast flag, which would require anticopying technology in certain digital TV devices to prevent moving flagged recordings via the Internet, was thrown out by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The court said the FCC overstepped its authority.
(Hollywood Reporter)
//www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000911983

Appeals Court Strikes Down Broadcast Flag
(TV Technology)
//www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2937

U.S. Court of Appeals rules against broadcast flag technology
The court said the FCC was acting outside its scope of authority and needed to confer with Congress before enacting such legislation
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...-20050506/

Federal Court Kills Broadcast Flag Rule
Broadcasters, movie studios expected to appeal to congress to change law
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer / Digital Video Editing)
//www.broadcastnewsroom.com...p?id=32336
//www.dtvprofessional.com/a...p?id=32336
//www.hdtvbuyer.com/article...p?id=32336
//www.digitalvideoediting.c...p?id=32336


Tech Industry Coverage...

U.S. appeals court strikes down 'broadcast flag' rules
(EE Times)
//www.eet.com/news/latest/s...=162800162

FCC's Broadcast Flag Overturned
Federal court strikes down regs that would limit viewers' ability to record and copy over-the-air hi-def TV programs.
(PC World)
//www.pcworld.com/resource/...RSS,00.asp

Court yanks down FCC's broadcast flag
In a stunning victory for hardware makers and television buffs, a federal appeals court has tossed out government rules that would have outlawed many digital TV receivers and tuner cards starting July 1.
(CNET News.com)
news.com.com/Court+yanks+...&subj=news

Court Nixes 'Broadcast Flag'
The FCC exceeded its authority by requiring consumer electronics makers to help restrict copying of digital TV broadcasts, a federal appeal court rules. Michael Grebb reports from Washington, D.C.
(Wired News)
//www.wired.com/news/politi..._tophead_1


Consumers...

Lowering of The Broadcast Flag? [Dale Cripps]
(HDTV Magazine)
//www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog...p?id=28111

Court Strikes Down Broadcast Flag
The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order requiring digital television products and other devices capable of handling over-the-air digital broadcasts to be equipped with so-called "Broadcast Flag" circuitry to prevent unauthorized redistribution of digital broadcast content over the Internet.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
//www.twice.com/article/CA5...aking+News

CEA Responds to Court Ruling on Broadcast Flag
Decision Will Have No Impact on DTV Transition
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)
//www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10741
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050506/65390.html?.v=1

Federal Appeals Court Scraps FCC's Broadcast Flag Mandate
Ruling Is a Victory for Innovation, Fair Use
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)
//www.eff.org/news/


On Line Community Coverage...

Federal appeals court strikes down Broadcast Flag
(Engadget)
//www.engadget.com/entry/1234000207042541/

Appeals court kills broadcast flag
(Ars Technica)
arstechnica.com/news.ars/...-4882.html

FCC's Broadcast Flag Regulation Dead in the Water
(Slyck)
//www.slyck.com/news.php?story=778

Court Lowers Broadcast Flag
(InternetNews.com)
//www.internetnews.com/bus-...hp/3503306

Broadcast Flag at half-mast
(p2pnet.net News)
p2pnet.net/story/4764