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FCC seeks comment on digital copyright technology
Corey Murray, Assistant Editor, eSchool News

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has entered the fray of the digital copyright debate, setting an Oct. 30 deadline for public comments on a new technology that would prohibit consumers—including educators—from making copies of digitally broadcast television programs. At stake is whether or not content owners and device manufacturers should be allowed to equip their products with a new copyright-protection measure known as a “broadcast flag,” which would eliminate the free reign owners of DVD players and other digital recording devices have to make copies of programs broadcast on TV....

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