The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit threw out new Federal Communications Commission rules Friday that would have required anti-piracy technology to limit how people could record and watch their favorite television programs in the future. The technology, known as the broadcast flag, would have been required after July 1 for televisions equipped to receive new digital signals, many personal computers and VCR-type recording devices.
May 09, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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A U.S. appeals court threw out new federal rules Friday that would have required anti-piracy technology to limit how people could record and watch their favorite television programs in the future.
The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit determined the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority when it announced it would require such technology in digital televisions and other home electronic devices sold after July 1.
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