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May 06, 2005
Broadcast Flag lowered by Courts
Entertainment: Industry Article | Reuters.com
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.
"We can find nothing in the statute, its legislative history, the applicable case law, or agency practice indicating that Congress meant to provide the sweeping authority the FCC now claims over receiver apparatus," the three-judge appeals court panel said in its opinion.
Posted by roymond at May 6, 2005 01:01 PM