[Gllug] BBC Consultation with Microsoft only question
Christopher Hunter
chrisehunter at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Feb 1 06:15:22 UTC 2007
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 23:28 +0000, Alain Williams wrote:
> > http://smallr.com/1yl (www.bbc.co.uk)
>
> See pages 8 .. 11.
>
> They note (at the bottom of page 10) that they should be platform agnostic,
> and then at the start of page 11:
>
> We propose to require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform-agnostic approach to rights
> management within a reasonable timeframe. The MIA notes an expectation that the BBC
> Executive plans to develop a Real Player alternative in the near future. Our understanding is
> that the BBC Executive aspires to offer an alternative DRM framework, which would enable
> Apple and Linux users to access the service, but has yet to identify a satisfactory solution. In
> either case, we will expect this to have been addressed within 24 months.
>
> So they are thinking in the right direction, but I agree that a note to
> would be a good idea. Send to: pvtconsultation.ondemand at bbc.co.uk
>
> I am also concerned that they seem to be limiting access through NTL/Telewest.
There is no DRM mechanism that actually works properly - every iteration
of every method is rapidly "broken". All that DRM does is inconvenience
the non-savvy user, and just increase the download overhead for everyone
else. The BBC service should be entirely DRM-free and use a format
that's available to users of any platform.
Chris
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