Things I Originally Said Elsewhere

According to this article from Reuters, a Federal Appeals Court in Washington, DC has struck down an attempt by the Federal Communications Commission to require makers of TV sets and other devices such as television recorders to honor a 'broadcast flag' which would allow a TV station to prohibit copying of its programs. This conceivably could have allowed a TV station to forbid you from recording a show in order to watch it at a different time. This means the FCC's attempt to allow the broadcast industry to dictate how consumers watch TV or use it has been thwarted for the moment.