News.com: Microsoft confirms Windows adheres to broadcast flag
by Volker Weber
Microsoft has acknowledged that Windows Media Centers will block users from recording TV shows at the request of a broadcaster.
"Microsoft included technologies in Windows based on rules set forth by the (Federal Communications Commission)," a Microsoft spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail to CNET News.com. "As part of these regulations, Windows Media Center fully adheres to the flags used by broadcasters and content owners to determine how their content is distributed and consumed."
Repeat after me: DRM is bad for the customer.
[Thanks, Malte]