[ubuntu-uk] Petition against BBC iplayer

[Josh Blacker]

You may all be interested in this article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6897050.stm
"BBC to hear open source concerns"

On 7/12/07, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Jason Liquorish wrote:
> > After seeing a lot of posts about getting media from sites such as
> > bbc.co.uk <http://bbc.co.uk> working I saw this on the Nottingham LUGs
> > mailing list:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >   The BBC iPlayer - which provides access to BBC programming for up to
> >
> > 30 days after it's aired - will be released as a Windows only
> > application, including DRM facilities to restrict users rights, for at
> > least the first 2 years of the service.
> >
> > The Open Source Consortium is running a campaign against the release of
> >
> > the Windows only iPlayer product - including a formal complaint to the
> > EU on the issue.
> >
> > To show your support for this issue, please take a moment to sign this
> > petition:
> >
> > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/
> >
> > and show your support to the OSC by posting us a message (via the
> > Contact Us area of the website), or joining the OSC:
> >
> > http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/
> >
> > Please feel free to forward this message to any groups or mailing lists
> > that may be interested in our campaign.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Jason Liquorish - Bassetts
> > OpenPGP Key - http://www.dropshock.com/jason.gpg
> >
> > http://blog.dropshock.com
> >
>
> I've signed it and forwarded it on to my local LUG.
>
> I was reading the recent story on The Register about this.  Seems like
> the comments are 50/50 against and for Linux support.
>
> I'd agree with the comments about releasing the instructions on how to
> implement an Open Source player.  Heck, even if it does have DRM at
> least it will be supported by more than just Windows.
>
> Rob
>
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Josh Blacker
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