Financial Times Tech Blog: "A broadcast flag for Europe?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has blown the whistle on what it says is a sinister plot by Hollywood studios to take control of digital televison in Europe.
According to the EFF, new product standards being developed by the Digital Video Broadcasting project would limit customers' ability to record and store digitally broadcast films and television shows by introducing strict digital rights management into the next generation of IP TV devices.
The DVB's digital video standards are most prevalent in Europe, but they are also used in India, Latin America and other countries around the world.
The EFF says the DVB's co-called Content Protection and Copy Management standards would do little to stop piracy, but would impose severe restrictions on customers' ability to decide when, where and how to view the content that streams into their homes."
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