What has galvanized this group--made up of TV fans, civil liberties activists, and politically minded hackers--is outrage at what the Broadcast Flag will do to the future of innovative, crazy-dream devices like MythTV. After the mandate goes into effect July 1, 2005, it will be illegal for anyone in the United States to manufacture a device that records high-definition television unless it's built to obey a special signal--the flag--emitted by stations broadcasting HD shows.

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