COPYCENSE

“Twenty members of Congress are calling for the reinstatement of the ‘broadcast flag,’ a controversial form of copy prevention technology

for digital TV broadcasts.

“In a letter Thursday, the politicians called for rapid approval of a federal law adopting the broadcast flag, which would outlaw over-the-air digital TV receivers and computer tuner cards that don’t follow strict anticopying standards.”

Declan McCullagh. Politicians Want to Raise Broadcast Flag. News.com. Sept. 30, 2005.

See also:

Public Knowledge. Broadcast Flag Plot Thickens. In the Know. Sept. 30, 2005.

Declan McCullagh. Are PCs Next in Hollywood Piracy Battle? News.com. Nov. 5, 2003.

Updates:

EFF Deep Links. Stopping the Signal: Broadcast Flag Update #2. Oct. 10, 2005.