If no iPlayer is preferable to a DRM iPlayer then what's the problem, just don't use the thing - nobody is forcing you to do anything.
I don't agree with piracy and it annoys the hell out of me when I see entire episodes of BBC programming published on places like YouTube (admittedly in bite-sized 'fair-use' chunks) - I like DRM it helps to stop lazy people from getting 'creative' and using yet another web 2.0 service to 'mash-up' everything in sight, the intention isn't to stop you creating your own original content it's to guarantee a revenue stream for the creative types who originate stuff in the first place. I want a DRM version of iPlayer now!, not being able to record and 'fairly use' the programming in my mash-ups doesn't bother me at all - if I want to nick an episode of Dr Who or run a laughter track over Newsnight then there are plenty of other places I can look for the content. If it works well on Vista or XP then that's great - I'm glad the BBC is focusing on delivering the iPlayer on a computing platform that will reach over 90% of its' target audience, that represents great value for money and most people in the country probably couldn't care less either way. This has nothing to do with freedom of choice or public service remit... its just another woe-pen source bandwagon - instead of bickering about the BBC using Microsofts' DRM, get together and come up with a suitable open-alternative - that's why the open source movement started in the first place. On 6/25/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 25/06/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/06/07, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Could choice in this matter mean that iPlayer is available in one > > configuration on a TV, and also through a cable set top box? One product. > > Choice of methods. > > If the iPlayer did that then there would be choice! I think its a mistake to concentrate on choice: If that's what is promoted, then we'll just get a cross platform DRM system, which will be even worse, because even more people will get their freedom trampled. DRM is not acceptable, and no iPlayer is preferable to a DRM iPlayer because DRM tramples our freedom. Similarly, a DRM iPlayer only for Windows is preferable to a cross platform DRM iPlayer because it will harm less people, and those people not using Windows will more likely to understand why the lack of freedom inherent in DRM is unacceptable. -- 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]/
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