Congress divided on broadcast flag plan

WASHINGTON--A plan in Congress to revive the "broadcast flag," a controversial form of copy-prevention technology for digital TV broadcasts, drew a mixed response from politicians on Thursday.

At a hearing convened by a U.S. House of Representatives panel, some committee members appeared to endorse the broadcast flag proposal, while others said it was premature.

"I'm not quite sold on the idea yet," said Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat and one of Congress' more prominent supporters of "fair use" rights.

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