I am not sure I understand your issue with the EFF's position. The EFF is supporting the FCC's right to require set-top-box compatibility; their article says "

I am not sure I understand your issue with the EFF's position. The EFF is supporting the FCC's right to require set-top-box compatibility; their article says "copyright law prohibits copying, not 'doing anything with it' so we think that as a matter of law, the cable companies telling you not to use this regulation are simply wrong". Do you disagree with this? When you say: > Could they insist on a particular means of reproduction (as they could with a printer.) Maybe. are you suggesting that you think the copyright holders have a legal right to restrict what your set-top-box can do? If so, do you think that they ALSO have a legal right to restrict what your television set can do?