Checkered Flag
April 14, 2006
Technology is now in development to encode music with what’s known as "broadcast flags" – encryption embedded in HD radios that allows users to amass a library of downloaded songs while preventing those songs from circulating, so to speak. A bill endorsed by the Recording Industry Association of America has been introduced to make flag technology mandatory for all HD and satellite radios. Gigi Sohn, of the public-interest group Public Knowledge, explains her objections to Bob.
