the transcript and audio have just been uploaded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/thefuture/transcript_fry.shtml
video goes out on bbc parliament and then iplayer after that on sat 9pm. fry's point about downloading iPlayer files is actually a sideshow to (another) lengthy spirited defence of the licence fee and the public good. some nice jokes, intellectual flights of fancy and laboured metaphors too of course. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Richard P Edwards Sent: Thu 5/8/2008 1:45 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Stephen Fry: "There is this marvellous idea the iPlayer is secure. It's anything but secure" I agree with Mr Fry's position.... and furthermore, I think that it is important, as is my own case, to understand that there are many rights-holders who fear all of this..... and the result is that they cannot see a high quality/secure way to release their work for financial reward. Therefore the speed of cultural development has suffered since the mid 90's, across both TV and Radio..... and a lot of supporting industries. If the BBC were to connect the two it would be wonderful, even a new secure codec would help..... I am still not certain about Dave Crossland's model either...... and as a result it is very frustrating to try to professionally consider why I should work so hard when the rules of distribution are clearly so uncertain at present. RichE On 8 May 2008, at 10:42, Tom Loosemore wrote: > unhelpfully, the BBC's not yet put up the transcript of the speech, so > it's hard to judge given the vagries of reporting... > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/thefuture/ > > 2008/5/8 Andrew Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> Can I just pedal backwards very quickly as I realise that in >> reading the >> article, Mr. Fry actually said no such thing... he just pointed >> out that the >> lock wasn't particularly secure. Which is not news to anyone... >> >> *pedals backwards rapidly* >> >> ________________________________ >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Wong >> Sent: 08 May 2008 10:20 >> >> To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk >> Subject: RE: [backstage] Stephen Fry: "There is this marvellous >> idea the >> iPlayer is secure. It's anything but secure" >> >> >> >> >> It's rather interesting that one of the very few TV personalities >> who really >> *gets* the digital revolution (tm) and all that is essentially >> arguing that >> the digital arms race needs to be beefed up, instead of starting >> negotations. >> >> My personal opinion, not those of my employers etc. >> >> Andrew >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian >> Butterworth >> Sent: 08 May 2008 08:31 >> To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk >> Subject: [backstage] Stephen Fry: "There is this marvellous idea >> the iPlayer >> is secure. It's anything but secure" >> >> >> 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 >> > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ > mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- > archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
