http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/15/bbc-wants-to-put-drm.html BBC wants to put DRM on the TV Brits are forced to pay for 2009/9/16 Rupert Watson <[email protected]>
> At a guess it is the parties that paid large sums of money to acquire or > create the "content". > Ah, those lovely people at PACT. > > Sent from my dog > > On 16 Sep 2009, at 07:52, "Brian Butterworth" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I was going to post about this when I saw the original document, but I'm > ashamed to say I didn't get around to it, so here is the EFF on it... > > <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/broadcast-flag-uk> > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/broadcast-flag-uk > <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/broadcast-flag-uk>"The BBC has > indicated that third party content owners are seeking to ensure that > reception equipment will implement ... copy protection. Because [these] > requirements are not mandatory, representatives of content owners have asked > the BBC to take steps to ensure that reception equipment will implement the > specified content management arrangements." > > Probably should do an FoI request to find out who the "third party content > owners" are... > -- > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: <http://twitter.com/briantist> > http://twitter.com/briantist > web: <http://www.ukfree.tv>http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital > television and switchover advice, since 2002 > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > [image: banner] > > [image: root6 logo] <http:/www.root6.com/> > > *root6 ltd* > Registered in the UK at: 4 Wardour Mews, London W1F 8AJ > Tel: +44 (0) 20 7437 6052 > Company No. 03433253 > > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
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