Politics for Pros- moderated Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: LindyBill who wrote (101979)	2/24/2005 6:22:18 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 793770

Hoystory - Broadcast flag bashed: The Federal Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., has decided the FCC's "broadcast flag" rule -- a code which would tell televisions, VCRs and DVD players what they could and could not play -- overstepped the commission's authority. The FCC argued that its ancillary powers authorize it to regulate the reception of broadcasts, not just their transmission. While Congress did not authorize the Commission to regulate the proper designs of the devices, it also didn't expressly forbid it, which FCC takes as a license to issue specifications. "Ancillary does not mean you get to rule the world," judge [Harry] Edwards observed. Judge David Sentelle wondered if FCC thought it could regulate washing machines, since Congress didn't expressly forbid that, either. The broadcast flag isn't dead yet, but hopefully it's suffering from a terminal illness.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next