TV Anti-Piracy rules thrown out

[MrChad]

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A federal appeals court today threw out Federal Communications Commission rules requiring some consumer electronics devices to contain technology that prevents copying of digital television programs.

 

[SynthDude2001]

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[SarcasticDwarf]

"the F.C.C. has no authority to regulate consumer electronic devices that can be used for receipt of wire or radio communication when those devices are not engaged in the process of radio or wire transmission...

Looking at this, there seems to be a very large loophole. My understanding is that many (if not all) cable descramblers/DVRs/etc transmit data back to the cable company. Therefore, going by this, they can be regulated.