Of course none of the feds would want to mandate Palladiated consumer hardware, ever. Right.
----- Forwarded message from Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 14:52:38 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] FCC readies rule to block Internet piracy X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 08:10:34 -0700 >From: Dewayne Hendricks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >= > >FCC readies rule to block Internet piracy > >By Jonathan Krim, Washington Post, 10/19/2003 ><http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2003/10/19/fcc_readies_rule_t o_block_internet_piracy/> > >WASHINGTON -- The federal government is preparing for the first time to >require that personal computers and other consumer electronics devices >contain technology to help block Internet piracy of digital entertainment. >A rule being considered by the Federal Communications Commission is one of >a series of proposals pushed by the entertainment industry to help thwart >copying and online trading of movies and television shows that >increasingly are being broadcast in digital form with high-quality picture >and sound. > >But the new rule also would force consumers to purchase new equipment if >they wanted to record enhanced digital-quality television programs and >replay them on other machines. > >Opponents of the proposed rule, including many technology companies and >consumer groups, say it won't work. They are especially concerned that the >plan might lead to government regulation of how personal computers and >other devices are built, particularly if hackers crack the system and >further changes are deemed necessary. > >FCC officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they expect >the agency to settle on details of the "broadcast flag" rule by the end of >the month. The broadcast flag takes its name from the computer code that >would be embedded in digital television signals and would be read by >"compliant" devices such as a television or a digital video recorder. > >The rule would not affect consumers who record shows with VCRs. Nor would >it affect programming received on a cable or satellite system, in part >because consumers pay for that content. > >But the entertainment industry does not want digitally enhanced >"high-value" entertainment sent free over the air to be easily copied and >distributed on the Internet. > >FCC officials said they expect the final rule to enable competition among >different means of deploying the flag system to protect broadcasts, rather >than the government anointing one in particular. > >Unlike with recent FCC decisions on high-speed Internet access and media >consolidation that have deeply split the five-member commission, none of >the three Republicans and two Democrats has led a public campaign against >the broadcast flag. > >"I'm optimistic we'll have a clean majority," said one senior agency >official. "The commission has acted in the area of digital television in a >very bipartisan fashion." ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07078, 11.61144 http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
