2009/9/17 Christopher Woods <[email protected]> Moreover, you just *know* that within months of any broadcast flag > implementation, the more creative technological tinkerers will have > subverted the flag entirely using commonplace/free equipment and software. > Like region coding, broadcast flags really are an exercise in stupidity and > corporate backslapping. >
By the sounds of it, the main 'enforcement' mechanism of the metadata compression/encryption isn't so much technological, as the fact that you won't be able to use the "Freeview HD" logo, or be listed on the Freeview website, without signing for a free licence (which requires you to implement some as-yet-unspecified restrictions). Which won't really stop free software from existing - but may stop it from being a commercial success. That said, I wonder how many people will really bother to upgrade from Freeview to Freeview HD anyway - standard definition Freeview seems good enough for most people (especially those with non-enormous tellies). So the migration to Freeview HD will happen slowly, as people upgrade their televisions as part of their natural lifecycle. (Assuming that the signal doesn't get switched off). Frankie -- Frankie Roberto Experience Designer, Rattle 0114 2706977 http://www.rattlecentral.com
