http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/bbc.television2
*He also sounded a warning for BBC executives, accusing them of "incredible naivety" in believing they could control the distribution of programmes online. * *Programmes distributed via the BBC's increasingly popular online iPlayer service are supposed to be viewable for a week only, and can be stored on a PC for up to 30 days. But Fry said that large numbers of viewers were bypassing the corporation's digital rights management software, and more would follow. * *"There is this marvellous idea the iPlayer is secure. It's anything but secure," said Fry, host of the TV quiz show QI. His recent documentary on the Gutenberg printing press was one of the most popular programmes on the iPlayer catch-up service. "The BBC is throwing out really valuable content for free. It shows an incredible naivety about how the internet and digital devices work."* *Fry admitted to bypassing the copy protection to transfer programmes to his Apple iPhone, and said the corporation's iPlayer was hurting its commercial rivals. * *---- *Brian Butterworth
