Motherfuckers

[yendi]

Upton and the other folks on the payroll of the MPAA are trying to slip the Broadcast Flag back through again, this time as a bill rider (since there's no fucking way to get support for it otherwise).

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[terracinque.livejournal.com]

Your post and that link both say what a horrible idea the Broadcast Flag is.

Neither tells me what it is.

[yendi]

this one does

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

Looks like the sort of technology that would be hacked and defeated almost immediately.

[yendi]

So we can hope, but one shouldn't have to commit a felony to enjoy one's rights as established in the Betamax case.

[mister-wolf.livejournal.com]

Yes, Democracy in America is basically dead at this point. You can get any law you want passed, if you have neough money.

[yendi]

Too true, alas.

[harold3.livejournal.com]

Problem is, I can't think of a single reason besides my complete hatred of increasing government legislation that the technology is a problem.

I mean honestly, the only argument for not having some sort of flag like that is so we can record things. Things that someone else holds the copyright to, things they don't want you copying, only viewing. Makes sense that they want this tech.

The counter arguments that the end user should be able to copy it doesn't have a leg to stand on with copyright laws.

[yendi]

Except there are plenty of legs, starting with the Betamax case, after which it was decided that copying for personal use was perfectly acceptable. This has been in precedent for 20+ years, and goes beyond that in terms of proof-of-concept (folks making mix tapes, or even making a mimeographed copy of a magazine article).

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

I'm just gonna jump the line and get my personal V-chip implanted.

Dang, I wonder if that will stop me from remembering Monday Night Football without the express permission of the NFL and ABC?