[YLUG] BBC DRM protest in Manchester

[Noah Slater]

> What worries me about this is the confusion of two issues. The BBC have
> copyright issues to consider, and have a duty to their contributors,
> subcontractors etc. to protect that copyright.

DRM is never the solution to protecting copyright.

> In short, I think that the campaign would be better served with a different
> approach. Using DRM is not in breach of their charter. Having a propriety OS
> specific player is.

If the BBC's charter includes making universally accessible content
then I think DRM flies wildly in the face of that.

Noah

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