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Home Recording Rights Coalition called for immediate airing of pu...

Home Recording Rights Coalition called for immediate airing of public policy issues raised by cable industry’s POD-Host Interface License Agreement (PHILA), since version recently appeared on cable industry Web site. Several industry groups, consumer electronics manufacturers in particular, have…

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complained that previous drafts of CableLabs license were kept secret and subject to strict nondisclosure agreement(CD March 25 p3). Gary Shapiro, who leads both HRRC and CEA, asked FCC to resolve all PHILA issues surrounding DTV transition. He also said FCC should request public comment on public policy issues of PHILA or other agreements that affected whether viewers could record content for home use.