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A 90 minute window on all off air recordings?

Section 201 (b) (1) of the DTCSA gives you all of 90 minutes from the initial reception of a "unit of content" to watch your recordings. Think TiVo/DVR. Once that 90 minute window closes you're out of luck until the next broadcast.

This from a frightening bit of legislation introduced to the US House Judiciary Committee in mid-December. The Digital Transition Content Security Act of 2005 is sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI.)

Bob Wood
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mrpoindexter
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Don't ever bet on what will pass through Congress and/or the Supreme Court. Remember that Prohibition passes Congress well enough to become a constitutional ammendment. The supreme court also gave us the Dredd Scott decision ages ago.

Congress already passed the DMCA and the SOny Betamax ruling was only a 5-4 decision.
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