http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-03T11:23:05-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/03/no_news_is_good_news.php Seth David Schoen finds news in something that didn't happen (Broadcast Flag).I just wanted to point out that it's July 2005 and the broadcast flag is not the law in the United States.... 6278@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-03T11:23:05-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/02/lack_of_broadcast_flag_hurts_emergency_alert_system.php 6265@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-07-02T09:36:27-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/doctorow_on_feinstein_on_the_broadcast_flag.php Over on BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow rips apart Sen. Diane Feinstein's (D-CA) letter to a constituent concerning the Broadcast Flag (Diane Feinstein on the Broadcast Flag: Idiot or Liar?).... 6201@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T13:35:46-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/broadcast_flag_threat_greatly_diminished_for_now.php As previously feared, the Broadcast Flag was not introduced as an amendment to an otherwise-unrelated appropriations bill. (C|Net News | Senate Punts on Broadcast Flag Option). EFF has more and thanks their supporters (The Flag Dies -- Again).Will there be... 6194@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T07:17:36-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/eff_update_on_broadcast_flag.php On Monday I noted that EFF was warning the public about Hollywood trying to sneak the Broadcast Flag through the Senate as part of an appropriations bill (Broadcast Flag to Sneak Through Senate Tomorrow?!?). We now have an update from... 6169@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-06-22T09:59:00-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/broadcast_flag_hasnt_snuck_in_yet_danger_hasnt_passed_though.php On Monday, EFF warned that Hollywood was trying to sneak the Broadcast Flag into a Senate appropriations bill (Broadcast Flag to Sneak Through Senate Tomorrow?!?). Public Knowledge reports that they have been unsuccessful as yet, but there is still the... 6162@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T06:27:33-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/broadcast_flag_to_sneak_through_senate_tomorrow.php BoingBoing is warning that the MPAA is trying to sneak the Broadcast Flag through the Senate in a giant appropriations bill (URGENT: Call your Senator RIGHT NOW or Live With the Goddamned Broadcast Flag Forever!). They have a handy list... 6125@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-06-20T16:17:10-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/letter_sent_to_congress_opposing_broadcast_flag.php Public Knowledge and a number of other organizations have sent a letter to members of the House and Senate Commerce Committees asking them to refuse the Broadcast Flag. Read the press release: Congress Asked Not To Bring Back Broadcast Flag.... 6092@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-17T10:12:44-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/15/public_knowledge_set_hard_date_for_transfer_of_dtv_spectrum.php As Congress considers DTV transition legislation, Public Knowledge is pushing them to adopt a hard date for the return of analog spectrum. In other words, encourage broadcasters to support the transition by making clear they have to give up their... 6058@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-15T12:37:05-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/balance_the_broadcast_flag_with_dmca_reform.php Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) has a provocative op-ed in C|Net News today, offering a compromise with the MPAA: they get the broadcast flag and consumers get DMCA reform (A Deal Made in Washington?).If the MPAA expects Congress to ratify a... 6049@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T13:19:35-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/07/cdts_balanced_framework_for_copyright_completely_unbalanced.php The Center for Democracy and Technology has released a report today arguing on behalf of a balanced approach to copyright enforcement, a carrot and stick (CDT Proposes Balanced Framework for Online Copyright Protection). via Constitutional Code, which has many worthwhile... 5945@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-06-07T21:39:31-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/01/good_news_on_broadcast_flag_in_dtv_bill.php Over on Copyfight, Donna Wentworth cites a report that the main author of the mandatory DTV switchover bill, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), opposes adding the Broadcast Flag to the bill (CommDaily: MPAA May Not Seek Broadcast Flag in DTV Bill).... 5875@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-06-01T10:19:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/29/no_cable_hdtv_for_microsoft_for_now.php Chris Lanier reports that Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) won't be supporting CableCards anytime soon, which means no recording cable HDTV on MCE (Why HDTV Support in MCE Won’t Change Until Longhorn Arrives). Why? Engadget succinctly explains (No... 5822@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-29T20:11:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/27/broadcast_flag_rears_its_ugly_head_in_dtv_transition_hearings.php As I predicted (New Bill to Mandate DTV Transition by Jan 2009), there are several Congressmembers pushing for the Broadcast Flag in the DTV transition bill that is being debated in Congress. According to TVTechnology.com, "Three particular points emerged at... 5802@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-05-27T20:00:00-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/26/broadcast_flag_pro_and_con_in_cnet_news.php C|Net News has dueling articles on the Broadcast Flag. Dan Glickman, CEO of the MPAA, argues in favor of (Why the Broadcast Flag Should Go Forward). Tech attorney Jim Burger is in opposition (Why the Broadcast Flag Won't Work). I'm... 5762@http://importance.corante.com/ Broadcast Flag 2005-05-26T06:36:54-08:00