Hi Vijay Thanks for uploading that. It will get to the BBC FOI site soon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/responses_bbc.shtml There are other FOI requests relating to the iPlayer there too. The BBC seems to receive many FOI queries based around its web/digital activity ;) http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/freedom_of_information/selected_requests_and_responses/2007/SR2007000122_Media_Player_Technology.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/freedom_of_information/selected_requests_and_responses/2006/SR2006000009_Integrated_Media_Player.pdf
I don't think there is anything in this response that various BBC staff/execs have talked about on the list many many times. We really don't mind talking about this... thanks Jem -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of vijay chopra Sent: Tue 7/24/2007 7:37 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Over 10,000 sign BBC iplayer petition On 24/07/07, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: More seriously, if there's no announcement about (at the least) a > release date for a version for Mac by the end of the year, they may > have a point, but at the moment I still say the BBC are doing > absolutely the right thing, given the restrictions imposed on them. > > Cheers, > > Rich. Today I got a reply from my month old FOI request (just in time) about iPlayer, and so we can now see the exact "restrictions" imposed on them (not the usual speculation about it that we usually get). My question: Can you please supply me with all documents relating to the choice of Microsoft DRM as the Digital Rights Management scheme for the BBC's upcoming "iPlayer" content on demand service. These documents should include, but are not limited to technical and financial consultation documents, documents detailing why any other DRM schemes were dismissed and the minutes of any meetings dealing with issues arising from any of the aforementioned documents The relevant part of the answer: "The functionality required of that DRM solution is dictated to a large extent by the restrictions associated with the rights, combined with the overall requirements of the service. This functionality can be summarised as: 1. An adequate level of protection. Adequate in this case means a proven track record and acceptance by rights holders. 2. The functionality to support the required rights framework, which at minimum is expiry a set period after the first start of playback, and expiry a set period after the time of transmission on a BBC TV channel. 3. The flexibility to extend this minimum functionality (e.g. around playback rules, and controlled transfer between devices), recognising the relative infancy of this sort of service, and the likelihood that the proposition will evolve. 4. The demonstrated ability to handle considerable scale (the iPlayer could have a significant number of users). 5. Support for multiple platforms (PC, Mac/Intel, Mac/PowerPC, Linux) in line with the standards applied for bbc.co.uk." You can see the full thing here: http://vjchopra.googlepages.com/RFI2007000558-finalresponse.pdf Vijay.
