Wow! A glimpse of sanity in a crazy world.
A U.S. Federal Appeals Court has struck down the attempt to force electronics manufacturers to install digital flags in equipment to prevent individuals from making copies of movies, etc., broadcast over the public airwaves.
The FCC collaborated with the Motion Picture Association of America (do I smell conflict of interest?) in writing the rules that would have restricted the legal recording of broadcasted material by placing electronic flags in your DVD recorder.
You can read the more about the death of digital flags here.