View Full Version : Court yanks down FCC's broadcast flag
KC2NXY
05-07-2005, 04:54 AM
By Declan McCullagh
http://tinyurl.com/9xqa3
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The link to the copyrighted story is fine. However, The Copyright Law of the United States of America does not allow the reprinting of copyrighted material except under certain, very limited, conditions.
Therefore, since there are persons who do monitor QRZ.com for copyright infringments I had to delete the copyrighted material. But, posting a link to the material is not a violation and therefore anyone who wants to see what the article actually said can easily do so.
Glen, K9STH
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k4kyv
05-07-2005, 05:07 AM
Wouldn't that also apply to the FCC's ban on scanners that cover cellular and other "forbidden" radio frequencies? These also are consumer devices not engaged in radio or wire transmission.
WA5KRP
05-07-2005, 05:08 AM
Quote[/b] (KC2NXY @ May 06 2005,23:54)]"The FCC 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."
OK. I'm not that smart. Walk me through this.
Is the court saying information, data, whatever....that passes through the internet and is not broadcast....cannot be regulated by the FCC?
Sounds like a decision that could have profound implications.
WA5KRP
Texas
KD7WHQ
05-07-2005, 05:37 AM
The internet, or content therein, is not under the FCC's rule.
Basic fact.
Draw your own conclusions from there.
They can control the carriers, but that's it..
WA5KRP
05-07-2005, 06:05 AM
Quote[/b] (KD7WHQ @ May 07 2005,00:37)]The internet, or content therein, #is not under the FCC's rule.
Basic fact.
Thanks. I thought it was a reach but I wasn't sure.
WA5KRP
Texas
Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ May 06 2005,22:07)]Wouldn't that also apply to the FCC's ban on scanners that cover cellular and other "forbidden" radio frequencies? These also are consumer devices not engaged in radio or wire transmission.
The FCC banned celluar scanners after the government passed laws empowering the bans.
KC2NXY
05-07-2005, 07:53 PM
I thought a not-for-profit posting of an article, with the proper attribution, which is already in the public domain, is not a reprinting under US copyright law.
I also thought this would be true even if CNET, the copyright holder, didn't provide the reader with multiple automatic methods of further distributing the article right on its own web site.
What am I missing?
Thanks...