What Microsoft's block of 'American Gladiators' teaches us

Users of Windows Media Centers who were blocked from recording two NBC shows last week are eager to learn why Microsoft is taking marching orders from broadcasters. Microsoft is soon expected to explain why it inserted technology into Vista that blocked digital TV viewers from recording their favorite shows. Their current excuse--that Microsoft adheres to regulations proposed by the Federal Communications Commission--makes little sense, as the only rules on controlling recording from broadcast TV were struck down by the courts in 2005.
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