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"Critics of the BBC's request say that open source licenses are=20
incompatible with the regulations because DRM locks down software so=20
that it cannot be altered by the user. &quot;<br><br>Ofcom:-<br><span><a re=
l=3D"nofollow" href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/66umlcx" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/tinyurl.com/66umlcx</a><div style=3D"display:inline-block;width:16px;min-h=
eight:16px">

=A0</div></span><br><br>There is a PDF on that page and in it is an email a=
ddress which can be used to respond to the BBC&#39;s plans via Ofcom.<br><b=
r>Put simply, as I understand it, the BBC can&#39;t encrypt the video but c=
an encrypt the EPG etc. <br>

*If
 this is all they intend to do then, as far as MythTV is concerned, it=20
won&#39;t be much of a problem as, presumably, listings can be obtained fro=
m
 the Net. I have written &#39;grabbers&#39; for channels which aren&#39;t i=
n the the
 standard EPG so the BBC should not prove any more difficult. However,=20
with standard Linux set-top boxes this may prove a problem.<br><font color=
=3D"#888888"><br>Brian<br></font></div></div><br>__________________________=
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