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Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
US Appeals Court Vacates FCC Broadcast Flag Regulations
US Appeals Court Vacates FCC Broadcast Flag Regulations
The Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has vacated the FCC's Broadcast Flag regulations. In what can only be described as a serious blow to Hollywood, the Court ruled that Congress has not delegated to the FCC the "sweeping authority" the FCC claimed in mandating specific technology in television receivers.
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