Number: RL33797
Title: Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The Broadcast Video Flag
Authors: Brian T. Yeh, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report provides an explanation of the broadcast video flag and its relationship to digital television and summarizes the American Library Association judicial opinion. The report also examines a legislative proposal introduced in the 109th Congress, the Digital Content Protection Act of 2006, which appeared as portions of two bills, S. 2686 and H.R. 5252 (as reported in the Senate), that would have expressly granted statutory authority to the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934 to promulgate regulations implementing a broadcast video flag system. Although not enacted, these bills represent approaches to authorizing the broadcast video flag system that may be of interest to the 110th Congress.
Pages: 8
Date: January 11, 2007