Just incase you all haven't seen it already - This whole thing got
Slashdotted - http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/31/1947229&from=rss
An anonymous reader writes /"The BBC reports that following approval
from the BBC Trust (an independent oversight body) they are now allowed
to release their 'iPlayer'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6316857.stm>, enabling the
download and viewing of BBC owned content such as Doctor Who.
Unfortunately the Trust also mandated the use of DRM to enforce a 30 day
playable period, and exempted classical music performances from being
made available. There will now be a 2 month consultation period.
According to one of the trustees, the Trust 'could still change its mind
if there was a public outcry and it was backed up by evidence.'"
/In the usual way Slashdot can be a mixed bag
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/I just hope that it has subtitling built in. They talk funny over
there./ - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=219846&cid=17833332
/Mr Cholmondley-Warner: what's this? I hear the BBC have come up with a
newfangled light entertainment device.
//Grayson: Yes, Mr Cholmondley-Warner, thay have. Its called the iPlayer.
//CW: How remarkable, but I must admit that it sounds rather similar to
something those colonial chappies might come up with.
//G: Indeed so, one almost thinks that the name was specifically chosen
to stop Mr Stephen Jobs from using it in one of his modern-day
thingummybobs.
//CW:Well, if we're beating the Yanks at their own game, I think we can
live with it.
//G: Indeed! Ho ho.
//CW: Yes. Ho ho. /- http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=219846&cid=17833486
/ So, yes it seems they are going to create "BBC DRM", and not only that
but "BBC DRM for Linux" as well./ -
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=219846&cid=17833806
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The last one I'll have more details about soon.
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