Return-path: Received: from mout2.freenet.de ([195.4.92.92]:36419 "EHLO mout2.freenet.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756867AbbIDGQk (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Sep 2015 02:16:40 -0400 Subject: Re: FCC's new regulations on 5Ghz Wifi To: Xose Vazquez Perez , linux-wireless References: <55CE61E2.6050809@gmail.com> From: Andreas Hartmann Message-ID: <55E9351C.1020209@maya.org> (sfid-20150904_081643_306025_DA36A7E0) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:07:24 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <55CE61E2.6050809@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 08/14/2015 at 11:47 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote: > Hi, > > The FCC wants to require manufacturers to lock down devices > with radio (wifi, bluetooth, etc) with DRM. > > More info: > http://wiki.prplfoundation.org/wiki/Complying_with_FCC_rules_on_Wifi > http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi > > FCC Wifi Regulation List: > http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc That's not all: In Europe, it has been ratified in 2014 - but nobody noticed it: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32014L0053 German version: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&from=EN Regards, Andreas