When the broadcast flag is implemented, can I record any TV program with my existing digital player/recorder and watch it later at more convenient time?
MPAA answer: Yes. If you own an early model digital player/recorder, you will be able to record and playback time-shifted digital recordings of flagged broadcasts. These digital recordings will also play on legacy DVD players. However, when Broadcast Flag-compliant DTV receivers are introduced in the marketplace, their recordings will only play on other compliant players and not on older (legacy) devices. Of course, you can still record and playback digital programs with any existing analog videocassettes recorders/players. The broadcast flag does not affect what you have been able to do in the analog world. EFF comment: This answer confirms that “Compliant” devices produced under the BPDG-proposed rules are less capable than current-generation devices. The MPAA suggests that use of analog recorders is unaffected by this proposal, which is correct, but not the whole story. The MPAA has proposed broad legal restrictions on analog recorders which would limit their ability to record copyr
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- When the broadcast flag is implemented, can I record any TV program with my existing digital player/recorder and watch it later at more convenient time?
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