Cory calls it "V-TV DAY", EFF calls it "an extraordinary victory"
V-TV DAY: WE WON THE BROADCAST FLAG FIGHT!: Cory Doctorow: This morning, the DC Circuit of the US Court of Appeals struck down the loathsome Broadcast Flag, ruling that the FCC does not have the jurisdiction to regulate what people do with TV shows after they’ve received them.
[Via Boing Boing.]
That’s excellent news. Check out the article at BoingBoing for more info. Go DC Circuit Court of Appeals! Go EFF! Of course, this isn’t the war… just one battle. The bad guys will take this to Congress next and the good guys are gearing up to fight again.
