Legislation to be proposed on Thursday will make the Broadcast Flag look like your best friend, as this latest attempt to close the analog hole further tramples on Fair Use while introducing ridiculous control features..
If you've been waiting for the Broadcast Flag to meet, fall in love, and reproduce with Genghis Khan, then wait no more. This bill does what the Broadcast Flag does for over-the-air (OTA) TV, but it extends it to every new device in the country for every kind of video, and adds even more control granularity for the content industry.
The legislation would create three classes of content, all of which would severely restrict consumers' ability to view and use content as they desire. Wait until you get a load of the MPAA's proposed Copy Prohibited Content restriction. Read on for some insight as to what the MPAA's vision of the future looks like. Here's a hint: it won't be cheap.http://feeds.feedburner.com/arstechnica/BAaf?m=1177