U.S. regulators will adopt strict limits on sending digital TV programs over the Internet to avoid the problems now plaguing the music industry…the FCC will likely adopt rules that will allow programmers to attach a code to digital broadcasts that will in most cases bar consumers from sending copies of popular shows around the world.
Consumers will still be able to make unlimited copies of their favorite shows and watch them in various rooms of their homes, but they will not be able to send them over unsecured networks until protections are established.
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