> > cos the start was in 2003/4, at which point in time the world looked > > very different to both the BBC and to rights holders > > > Really? The world looked the same to me then, except that the other > media industries were yet to adondon DRM.
as you say, in 2003/4 rights holders in other media industries still thought DRM would work > a Director handwaving about "in > an ideal world..." shows how little clue he has about the real world > of free software; > The BBC policy is that DRM and proprietary software are desirable. > That appears to be entrenched. Have you read the groklaw interview, Dave? Do you think a Director of the BBC would say that kinda stuff to a website who was going to publish it in perpetuity without wishing to signal a change in policy? Why would he agree to talk to groklaw about DRM if that wasn't his intention? It's not like him saying no to their interview request would have been hard... and rights holders do know how to share links... I don't see how the policy laid out in http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20071118205358171 squares with your assertion that current BBC policy is that "DRM is desirable" - unless I've missed some more recent statement, which is quite possible. > From my perspective, the BBC is facing one way and talking about "in > an ideal world" and "open innovation" while making large, definite > steps and official statements of policy in the other direction. what, "large definite steps" that result in someone called Dave Crossland writing a blog post entitled "BBC iPlayer now DRM Free!" ? I'm quite ready to accept that I could well be wrong - that the BBC could in future decide to put DRM onto its flash streams, and could in future shift to a yet-to-be-announced iPhone DRM "solution". But right now I've got access to a non-DRM'd BBC programmes on my mac. And I've got a clear policy laid out in writing from the relevent BBC director stating the BBC's desire to drop DRM. I'd call that progress, albeit too slow for my liking. -Tom, (personal view etc.etc.) - 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]/
