On 09/02/07, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
if the BBC did try to use it's muscle, it could just get accused of bully-boy tactics by the industry who could then complain to the government etc - such things have happened in the past)
I thought the BBC was answerable to the Board of Trustees, not the Government. Or is it a Government mouthpiece afterall?
And IMHO the whole industry is pretty much following music. The music model is a known quantity. Non-DRM is less so. Ergo the industry goes with the known quantity.
The BBC is meant to do what 'the industry' doesn't, though. Otherwise, what's the point?
Of course the music industry has greater experience. And it has its views on whether it's working. And it seems today, that Warner Music aren't going to drop DRM yet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6344929.stm
Simply saying something is "without logic and merit" doesn't make it so. When you see Edgar Bronfman's analysis posted on his website, instead of hand waving, let us know :-) -- Regards, Dave - 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/[email protected]/
