IFTA to FCC: Deny Studios' HD-Movie Request

The Independent Film & Television Alliance asked the Federal Communications Commission to deny the request by the Motion Picture Association of America to prevent the copying of some HD movies. In comments to the Commission, the independent producers said allowing the major studios to "remotely shut off a particular output on a program-by-program basis" would harm program diversity by diminishing access to independent films. The IFTA argued that the MPAA did not define how the service would work, including how consumers would be protected against "overextended use" of the waiver.