To absolutely nobody's surprise, it appears that the MPAA  is refusing to drop the cudgel, to give up the ghost as it were, in its efforts to force the broadcast flag on CE manufacturers and consumers.

So I guess we'll continue to get more and more litigation and legislation and less and less innovation.

Sigh.

Well, I guess somebody had to stand up for TV's really old market-release windows.  Bless the MPAA.

Perhaps paying attorneys to chase down these nefarious file-traders really is cheaper than figuring out a quick way to get this TV content to foreign markets in less than 8 months after it is originally broadcast. 

Perhaps, but I really doubt it. 

Then again, maybe this is just a smoke-screen and the networks are really trying to figure out a way to take advantage of P2P technologies to create low-cost, high-velocity distribution networks that can be monetized.

Perhaps.

Looks like networks and content providers can't rely on the FCC to force hardware manufacturers to include software (the "broadcast flag") preventing what content providers deem to be illegal "copying" and "redistribution" of digital TV content.

Anybody for developing new business models? Anybody for innovation over litigation?

What will the radio market look like over the next few years? Can anyone be a radio star?

Also, we ponder why we haven't heard anything on the Podcasting front from Mark Cuban, founder of broadcasting.com.

And, as an extra bonus, we sing the theme to "Have Gun Will Travel."

Note: We're working on a theme song--well, more of an intro--for show.