Court blocks TV anti-piracy rules
From The AP via MSNBC: A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out new federal rules to require anti-piracy technology that would have limited how consumers could record and watch their favorite television programs in the future.
Court blocks TV anti-piracy rules
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Thank heavens there’s one court with a little common sense in this country. Of course, now the entertainment industry will go to Congress, shoveling out wads of cash with which to rent out your elected officials and have them apply these restrictions to what you can reasonably and fairly do with off-air recordings.
Instead of attacking the pirate, they’d rather restrict what you can do with off-air broadcasts. All the while charging $100 for one season of Star Trek. Bah.