Broadcast Flag praised, panned in Senate hearing  The Commerce,
Science and Transportation Committee conducted a full hearing …
The Broadcast Flag was up on the Hill Wednesday for a full
hearing in front of the Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee. The two-hour, two-panel hearing solicited general
feedback on whether or not Congress should provide the FCC with
the authority to put the broadcast flag in place. Senator Ted
Stevens (R-AK) presided over the hearing, which included
discussion on the merits of the broadcast flag for both
television and radio.  In general, there was a slight bias
towards supporting the broadcast flag, although it was clear
from listening to the two-plus hour hearing that not all parties
involved understand the technology or what is at stake, while
some others are embarrassingly dishonest and disingenuous. In
what follows, I am going to highlight the most important points
of the discussion, and engage those points where I see problems.
Don't worry, be happy  Andy Setos,