The FCC’s goal of promoting competition and choice in
the set-top box market hit a roadblock in the past few days. While the “unlock the box” proposal has been
criticized for months by cable operators whose vested interest is to maintain
the monthly rental fees collected from cable subscribers, the US Copyright
Office, in a letter to members of Congress, raised concerns about the potential
for copyright law and policy violations if the Proposed Rule was implemented as
described in the NPRM.* Specifically,
the Copyright Office said that the Proposed Rule "could interfere with copyright owners' rights to
license their works as provided by copyright law, and restrict their ability to
impose reasonable conditions on the use of those works through private
negations."
Let’s see how regulators, consumer groups, and industry
participants respond.
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