"The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Act of 2002"
Statement by Senator Ernest F. Hollings on the Introduction of :
Digital content delivered over the Internet and over the broadcast airwaves would include instructions as to consumers’ ability to copy available content and would prevent the illegal retransmission of that content over the Internet. Digital media devices such as television sets, cable boxes, and personal computers, would be manufactured to recognize and respond to those instructions to prevent illegal copying or redistribution.
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