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So Long, Broadcast Flag

Good news for consumers. For now, you can still control how content is stored and used in your home:

Court axes FCC's anti-piracy rules

The broadcast flag rules would have required digital televisions, DVD recorders and other consumer devices made after July 1 to recognize a digital code transmitted in the broadcast stream. These new digital TVs would permit recording only on devices that obey copy-protection rules.

The flag was intended to prevent people from recording digitally broadcast shows on their personal computers and then uploading them to online file-sharing services. The American Library Association joined with Public Knowledge and eight other organizations to challenge the broadcast flag order. The groups argued that the FCC lacked the authority to regulate what happens to digital television transmissions once they reach the home.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia agreed. The court said Friday that the FCC overstepped its authority by imposing technology mandates on consumer electronic devices.

``We can find nothing in the statute, its legislative history, the applicable case law, or agency practice indicating that Congress meant to provide the sweeping authority the FCC now claims over receiver apparatus,'' the court wrote.

VIDEO FROM NAB

Head over to the DV eStore Theater for a bunch of short interviews on the NAB floor. Hear stright from the horse's mouth about Final Cut Pro 5, the new JVC ProHD camera, Jan Crittenden on the Panasonic AG-HVX200, and more.

PLAYSTATION 3: NETWORKED HD GAMING

Great, another reason to lust after high-def televisions. Perhaps the best reason? Ireland's siliconrepublic.com reports on a recent speech by Sony Europe president Chris Deering:

A high-definition view of the 21st Century

Deering offered a rare insight into the forthcoming PS3 reckoned by many to be launching this Christmas. While he wouldn’t elaborate on a date, Deering said networking will be key to the PS3 and that with the cell chip included, it will be 1,000 times more powerful than the PlayStation 2. “Imagine 256 billion floating point calculations — that’s your engine room. The graphics will be fantastic if you have a HDTV. We will pioneer a new realm of HD gaming. It’s exciting and it’s coming your way.

I predict games that will actually make your head explode.

JVC GY-HD100U

JVC is ready to give the Sony HDV-based cameras a run for their money. The JVC GY-HD100 ups the ante for filmmakers with true 24p and the higher resolution ProHD format. Not to mention superior audio features, and much more.

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