On 19 March 2010 22:49, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19 March 2010 21:05, Alex Cockell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it possible to bring pressure to bear? > > It's doubtful, the Trust doesn't seem to enforce any of the conditions > they placed on the BBC. >
To be honest, I'm almost out of fight on this and associated matters, and I hate to admit that. What's the point of getting assurances when they just get got around and then an anti- position taken without any notice, such as the "content protection" on Freeview HD. Is there any point anymore? > > Remember when the Trust told the BBC to be Platform Neutral? Also > remember when the BBC allowed mobile downloads on *any* OS and was > playable on any device that supported the industry standard OMA DRM > Scheme? The BBC have know switched to a Windows Media Player only > solution and greatly reduced the number of supported mobile devices > (as well as making it Windows only). The Trust ignored this backwards > step, I doubt the Trust will ever actually do anything. > > The only chance that "pressure will be brought to bear" is if the > European Commission takes action. They seem to be the only competition > agency that actually does any enforcement. > > Andy > > -- > $ fortune > bug, n: > A son of a glitch. > - > 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
