The now-defunct but soon-to-be-revived broadcast flag for television programs has arisen in the digital audio context. The RIAA and other music industry groups have adopted a resolution calling for legisltation that authorizes the FCC to put in place a copy-protection scheme for radio, specifically digital radio. (For some reason, they call it “HD” radio).
I like Cory Doctorow’s take on this development:
They’ve been making noises about this for some time, arguing that no one should be allowed to make a digital radio tuner unless the recording industry approves it, because hell, why shouldn’t the guy who releases a record have a veto over the design of the record player? (Oh yeah, it’s because they always freak out and demand that new devices do nothing more than old devices, and often try to make devices that do less than their predecessors).
Cynthia Brumfield at 3:02 PM|Comments(0)
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