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Definitions of broadcast flag:

An application embedded in a digital television signal. When television broadcasts all go digital, the broadcast flags would provide technological roadblocks, preventing digital files from leaving the home or another area. (This is a concern to content owners as end-users might want to record a program and send the recorded program (movie) to a friend. ...
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A broadcast flag is a set of status bits (or "flags") sent in the data stream of a digital television program that indicates whether or not it can be recorded, or if there are any restrictions on recorded content. ...
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