Ernest Miller pulls together coverage and commentary from mainstream media and the blogosphere on the news that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has shot down the FCC's attempt to impose the so-called broadcast flag on makers and users of new consumer electronics devices.

Says Ernest, who includes excerpts from the ruling as well as links to dozens of sources discussing the decision: "The ramifications of this authority grab by the FCC were enormous, since it would have, among other things, essentially given them the power to control significant aspects of the design of anything capable of using HDTV signals, i.e., modern PCs..."

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