[opendtv] News: Court questions broadcast flag challengers
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:46:24 -0500
http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050320/#
Court questions broadcast flag challengers
Mar 20, 2005 8:00 AM, Beyond The Headlines e-newsletter
The Washington D.C. Court of Appeals has asked a coalition of
library and consumer groups for proof that they can legally challenge
antipiracy technology imposed by the FCC, CNET reported.
The American Library Association, Public Knowledge and others are
challenging the FCC's broadcast flag ruling, which would require
consumer electronics devices to support code that can block Internet
transfers of some video content.
The judges, who severely criticized the FCC's action concerning the
flag during a recent hearing, said they weren't sure that the
consumer and library groups had legal standing - a measure of how
directly affected they or their members will be by the FCC's ruling.
The court asked the groups for further information to help establish
their right to file such a lawsuit before proceeding with the case.
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