Aleem B wrote: > BBC is a public service so the issues don't really translate to > Microsoft/DRM which is inclined to support DRM so it can sign deals with > labels and sell their music players.
Unless the BBC uses MS solutions with their DRM systems that aren't turned off. Which IIRC it did. MS has a lot of employees - many have never liked DRM, many would bet their future on it. En-masse I thinkg MS tends towards the latter rather than the former. Even this interview which purports to show a bias to DRM-free concludes with this quote from 'the exec': ""ultimately we'll come up with another generation of DRM where you don't have to [go through such contortions," > Your original mail (and subsequent follow up) is classic flamebait > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamebait>--something you should avoid > altogether. Brian's original point contained a relevant news link and the email equivalent of a raised eyebrow. You suggested he was being alarmist. His follow-on avoided a flamewar and pointed to a neat catalogue of previously stated views. Your response was to try and inflame the thread. Please don't do that. David - 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/
