[ubuntu-uk] BBC Consultation

Andy stude.list at googlemail.com
Wed Jan 31 17:05:18 GMT 2007


On 31/01/07, Scrase, Eddie <escrase.uk at wentworthlabs.com> wrote:
> The BBC are running a consultation about introducing on-demand services (for
> example, replaying shows over the internet).

Noticed this as well, was half way through writing an email about it
when yours arrived in my Inbox, great minds think alike?

At least the trust is kind of on our side:
> The Trust also recommends that the BBC adopts a more platform-agnostic
> approach to the digital rights management framework which protects the
> programmes offered for download.
>
> The DRM framework currently relies on Microsoft technology but, the Trust says,
> the BBC must develop a more platform-agnostic approach "within a reasonable
> framework" which takes account of other technology, such as Apple and Linux.


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