You Can't Rule the World!

"'Ancillary does not mean you get to rule the world,' Edwards [the former chief judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia] said. He said the FCC 'crossed the line' beyond its authority approved by Congress. 'You've gone too far,' he said. 'Are washing machines next?'

Another circuit judge, David Sentelle, agreed. Sentelle acknowledged entertainment companies could be reluctant to broadcast high-quality movies or TV shows that can't be protected against copyright violators but said that wasn't the FCC's problem.

'It's going to have less content if it's not protected, but Congress didn't direct that you have to maximize content,' Sentelle said. 'You can't regulate washing machines. You can't rule the world.'"

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