Out of interest, has anyone done a proper "legal" search on the proposals?
I'm under the impression that the mandate that puts all "public service" content out without any form of proection is in primary legislation, various Broadcasting Acts and Wireless Telegraphy Acts. Ofcom's powers are limited to those provided to it under the Communications Act 2003 and the set-up act Office of *Communications Act* 2002. Ofcom only has power to issue licences that are legal, it does not have the power to change the primary legislation. Or have I missed something obvious here? 2010/1/26 Tim Dobson <[email protected]> > People might be interested that in the ORG perspective: > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [ORG-discuss] ofcom drm bbc consultation - redux > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:14:47 +0000 > From: Jim Killock <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Open Rights Group open discussion list < > [email protected]> > To: Open Rights Group open discussion list < > [email protected]> > References: <[email protected]> > > Just to say, Cory, myself and others met with Ofcom to discuss this. > > I don't think they had a full idea of the likely impacts, or the game > playing that is going on. > > What is needed now is a wide coalition including potentially affected > device manufacturers and software engineers to show the impacts on them. > > If anyone has contacts like these, please let me know. > > On 22 Jan 2010, at 12:19, Glyn Wintle wrote: > > > Ofcom, following the great idea of asking the same question enough times > till you get the answer you want, have published a new consultation. > > > > http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/content_mngt/condoc.pdf > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_management.html > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ORG-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openrightsgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/org-discuss > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > [email protected] > > Jim Killock > Executive Director > Open Rights Group > +44 (0) 7894 498 127 > Skype: jimkillock > http://twitter.com/jimkillock > http://www.openrightsgroup.org/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ORG-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openrightsgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/org-discuss > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > [email protected] > > > > Nick Reynolds-FM&T wrote: > >> People on the list may be interested in this: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/01/freeview_hd_content_manag >> ement.html >> > > >> > - > 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]/ > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
