On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 15:50 +0100, Christopher Woods wrote: > 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. > > The Beeb should be pointing to what happened with the Broadcast Flag > in the States as the perfect case study! The US TV industry hasn't > imploded as a result of the Broadcast Flag requirement being dropped, > and the world continues to turn in a regular fashion. Why are > rightsholders so scared of fully engaging with technology? Metaphor of > closing the stable door after the horse has bolted and subsequently > gone on to win the Grand National comes to mind. > > > Further reading > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/dtv-era-no-broadcast >
I actually think your on to something with that case study! - 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]/
