The right to protect against unauthorized copying of digital television and film seemed to take a step back for the entertainment industry and content provider—and a step forward for the consumer and video pirate—when a federal court struck down the planned July 1 introduction of the "broadcast flag." The flag is a set of bits in a digital transmission that can prevent recording. But advocates of free recording are not celebrating the defeat of the flag—transmissions standards currently being devised could trump the ruling.
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