Who created the “broadcast flag?
MPAA answer: The Broadcast Flag was created by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), which is the standards-setting organization that developed the technical specifications for digital television in the U.S. EFF comment: The broadcast flag was created by Fox, and subsequently ratified by ATSC as an optional part of ATSC’s standards. (ATSC did not create any obligation for manufacturers to respond to the broadcast flag in any way.