"Dubbing Ten" Is Illegal

As reported in this blog, B-CAS is dead. Larry Lessig welcomed it. However, the MIC considers to prolong the DRM named "Dubbing Ten" for free broadcasting. This is strange because the Broadcast Law forbids NHK from such regulation:

Article 9(11): NHK shall not take any action, whatever the pretext may be, to regulate or interfere with the business of the manufacturers of, dealers in or repairers of radio devices, such as to certify broadcast radio receiving devices or vacuum tubes or component parts thereof, or to designate authorized repairers of broadcast radio receivers.

As I pointed out, such DRM for free broadcasting is the non-tariff barrier to exclude foreign manufacturers such as Vizio and Samsung - larger makers than Sony in American market. The USTR is watching the MIC's conclusion.