When the broadcast flag is implemented, can I record any TV program with my existing digital player/recorder and watch it later at a more convenient time?
Absolutely. If you own an early model digital player/recorder, you will be able to record and playback time-shifted digital recordings of flagged broadcasts. The broadcast flag does not affect what you have been able to do in the analog world and will not affect your ability to make a personal recording of digital, over-the-air broadcast television programs. The purpose of the broadcast flag is to signal to devices that redistribution of programs marked with the flag are not authorized by the copyright holder.
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When the broadcast flag is implemented, can I record any TV program with my existing digital player/recorder and watch it later at a more convenient time?
Absolutely. If you own an early model digital player/recorder, you will be able to record and playback time-shifted digital recordings of flagged broadcasts. The broadcast flag does not affect what you have been able to do in the analog world and will not affect your ability to make a personal recording of digital, over-the-air broadcast television programs. The purpose of the broadcast flag is to signal to devices that redistribution of programs marked with the flag are not authorized by the copyright holder.