] The latest anti-piracy move will prevent you from making
] high-quality copies of broadcast TV programs. And the new
] "broadcast flag" technology enables all manner of other
] restrictions.

[ MIT|Technology Review goes into depth on the evil broadcast flag. Honestly, i'm about this close to cancelling my cable anyway. I'd miss Good Eats, and Scrubs, and i guess i'd have to go to ESPN Zone more during football season, but TV's getting to be not worth the expense. That being said, Simson's cautions are reasonable -- it's hard to forsee the eventual effects of seemingly little things. -k]

Losing Control of Your TV