The Federal Communications Commission"s Broadcast Flag mandate
is set to come in to force on 1st July, if legal challenges fail
to stop it. The Broadcast Flag will place severe restrictions on
consumers" ability to view HDTV content in the way that suits
them and it will stop you from recording some HDTV programs
altogether.

The Broadcast Flag rule will make it illegal for anyone to ship
any device capable of demodulating HDTV signals unless it
listens for and respects the flag inserted into broadcasts by
copyright holders. This flag is a digital rights management tool
which tells HDTV receivers what they can and can"t do with the
signal. So for example, it will no longer be possible to burn
recorded HDTV programs to DVD, or edit out the bits of a program
you don"t want. Nor will it be possible to stream HDTV signals
around your house on your existing network.

Many of the features of VCRs and DVD recorders that we now take
for granted will be unavailable under the Broadcast Flag mandate.

The good news is that if you buy an href="http://www.the-hdtv-tuner.com">HDTV receiver before
1st July, it need not listen for or respect the flag after July
1st and you"ll be able to carry on recording or streaming HDTV.
And there are plenty of groups and individuals opposed to the
Broadcast Flag who will attempt to have it delayed or cancelled.
These groups include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which
believes that the principle of Fair Use, which says that
individuals should be free to decide how and when they watch
content for which they have paid, should apply to HDTV.

About the author:
Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of href="http://www.the-hdtv-tuner.com">The HDTV Tuner, a site
aimed at providing consumers with accurate, timely, and easy to
understand information about HDTV.

Author : Kenny Hemphill
Site : www.goarticles.com

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