No agreement on control of digital content.(Brief Article)

Coalition of Hollywood studios, content providers, technology and consumer electronics companies have failed to reach consensus on how to impose controls on digital television broadcasts. Report delivered by Broadcast Protection Discussion Group formed in November 2001 discloses variety of dissenting opinions. Disagreement centres on methods for implementing standards that ensure consumer electronics devices protect digital content from being redistributed on the Internet.

Proposal would include `flag' in each broadcast that would scramble content and allow it