Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Will the Broadcast Flag Break Your TiVo? (26 Nov 2003) Broadcast-flag technology works like this: Digital TV signals that are broadcast over the air, rather than transmitted via cable or satellite, will include an invisible data tag-the broadcast flag-along with the picture and sound. By FCC fiat, any digital TV tuner built after July 1, 2005, must refuse to allow broadcast-flagged programs to be recorded in such a way that they can be redistributed in their high-definition format. You'll be able to record Letterman tonight and watch him tomorrow but you won't be able to e-mail a copy to your friends. Article URL: http://slate.msn.com/id/2091723/ Read 21 more articles from Slate sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Work Foundation Analysis shows ICTs Undervalued in Workplace This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy