Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread David Woodhouse
On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 21:52 +0100, Andy Leighton wrote:
 Steady on - why not Z80, OK a bit limited but the Z8 was 32bit and
 about the same time as some of those above?  Basically some of the
 listed processors above are dead for general-purpose computing in the
 home and they are used by a dwindling core of hobbyists (and usually 
 not as their main machine). 

Not main machine, true. Maybe as the media centre... some nice low-power
cores in there which can be run fanless, for example :)

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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread mike chamberlain

On 6/15/07, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On 15/06/07, Richard Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 You've obviously not read the numerous posts explaining in some detail
 why it *isn't* currently feasible

Must have missed that one. Can you show in detail the point at which
it says you MUST use MICROSOFT DRM? I would really like to know so I
can email my MEP about this matter. In case they want to add the BBC
as an accessory to whatever they are prosecuting Microsoft for today.

Or is it not in fact true that the rights holders would be happy with any DRM?



I believe the actual facts are...

1. Rights holders insist on time limited DRM solution.
2. Only Microsoft supports a time limited DRM.
3. Therefore, in order to conform to point 1, BBC have to use
Microsoft based DRM.

HTH.

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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Kim Plowright

On 15/06/07, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

It takes people outside the media-land as you put it because the
people inside are too ignorant of technology to understand it.

If media people had known even the very basics of how a PC works then
we would never have had DRM in the first place.


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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy

On 15/06/07, Richard Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

You really are a fucking twat, aren't you?

Rich.



Resorting to personal insults because you can't win an argument?

What is so wrong with suggesting you publish said agreements?
If they are published and I missed it, then I am sorry but you could
be a tad more helpful and point to them instead of sending abusive
emails.

Or are the agreements/contracts protected by an NDA, or trade secret etc.?


The list of OSes/Chips was never meant to be complete, it is just a
list of platforms.
To be neutral on platform the BBC's iPlayer will need to run on
every platform that has existed, that does exist, or will exist in the
future. It's not neutral if you select 3 software platforms and
implement it on them because you have other platforms which don't have
it.

Websters dictionary define neutral as meaning:

1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or
 assisting either of two or more contending parties;
 neuter; indifferent.


Wikipedia defines platform (in the computing context) to mean:

In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in
hardware or software, which allows software to run. Typical platforms include
a computer's architecture, operating system, or programming languages
and their runtime libraries.


Wordnet defines platform to mean:

3: the combination of a particular computer and a particular
operating system

(the other definitions weren't relevant due to context).

Even by implementing iPlayer on Windows, Mac and Linux you are
assisting those parties and not assisting contending parties such as
BSD, or any other OS that exists or could exist.

So given those definitions of neutral and platform how can
implementing it on a subset of platforms ever be platform neutral. And
even if it is implemented on all platforms it may not be neutral as it
assists existing platforms over ones that have not been created yet.

If you have any suggestions about how to achieve platform neutrality I
would actually be genuinely interested in hearing them (provide you
can manage to do that without resorting to personal insults).

Right now I can only think of an Open Source reference implementation,
or a publicly defined specification. If anyone else knows of a way to
achieve platform neutrality speak up!

Your new law, do you want it to be Lockwood's Law or Richard's
Law? I think Lockwoods law sound better, but you invented the law
so you get naming privileges.

I concede now the BBC has no choice at this time but to use a DRM
scheme, I just disagree with _which_ scheme, and it _appears_ the BBC
Trust agrees with me.


@Mike:
Prove axiom 2. You are also failing to take into account the
possibility of using a custom or adapted DRM implementation, it
shouldn't cost too much compared with the 4.5 million that the BBC
have spent so far.

Ian Worte:

Name another DRM system which is technically capable of the same things,
and exists today.


The BBC iPlayer didn't exist when the BBC started the project, why
does the DRM need to have existed at that time as well?

I will continue looking for such a DRM scheme. Or I could try and
stall this for long enough to give me time to create my own DRM scheme
and point to that (but that may be cheating?)

I am downloading a cross platform DRM system as we speak, the source
is rather large though. I think it's bringing all the crypto libraries
and media libraries with it.
More news on that if it does do time restrictions. can't be sure though.

Andy



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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy

On 16/06/07, mike chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I believe the actual facts are...

1. Rights holders insist on time limited DRM solution.
2. Only Microsoft supports a time limited DRM.
3. Therefore, in order to conform to point 1, BBC have to use
Microsoft based DRM.


I accept axiom 1.

Axiom 2 is incorrect and can be proved to be so.
Proof:

2a: If Microsoft's is the only scheme who support time limited DRM
there can not exist a scheme such that:
- scheme is not Microsoft's
- scheme supports time limited DRM

2b: OpenIPMP (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmp/) is not
Microsoft's scheme.

2c: OpenIPMP (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmp/) supports time
limited DRM

2b and 2c contradict the hypothesis in 2a, thus axiom 2 can not be correct.

Axiom 3 is incorrect.
It's reasoning relied on Axiom 2 which was proved to be incorrect (see above).

Ian wrote:

Name another DRM system which is technically capable of the same things,
and exists today.


OpenIPMP


Andy

PS sorry about the double post but the DRM software I was taking quite
a while to download.

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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Michael Sparks
On Saturday 16 June 2007 12:43, Andy wrote:
 To be neutral on platform the BBC's iPlayer will need to run on
 every platform that has existed, that does exist, or will exist in the
 future

Picking out this one point, this is bogus, unless you are suggesting that
iPlayer should run on a ZX81 (In which case I give up talking to you right
here). Platform neutrality means it should not favour any one specific system.

There are several ways to achieve this. You've discounted several however
claiming they're not platform neutral, so I'll leave my response there.


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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy

On 16/06/07, Michael Sparks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Platform neutrality means it should not favour any one specific system.


That's not what platform neutral means. It means it shouldn't favour
any specific system or systems.

If there was a war between 4 nations, (called A, B, C, D) would you
consider fighting with nations A and B as being neutral?



There are several ways to achieve this. You've discounted several however
claiming they're not platform neutral, so I'll leave my response there.


I discounted things that did not meet defined objectives based on
recognised definitions of the words platform (in the computing
context) and neutral.
I really don't see how you can claim choosing a few platforms is neutral.

If you would like to point out how selecting a few platforms and not
selecting other platforms is neutral be my guest.


unless you are suggesting that iPlayer should run on a ZX81


I'm thinking lack of colour and sound support could be a problem.

However if a spec was provided it wouldn't be the BBC saying no we
won't allow it on the ZX81, they will be allowing it on any platform.
If no one can actually get it to work on the platform then that is a
problem with the platform.

Unless the BBC provides specifications it can not be implemented on
all platform's and would not be neutral as it is only selecting a
subset of platforms.

Which of the methods I discounted did you think would provide platform
neutrality? I thought I provided reasons for them.

Implementing it on all platforms - in practical too many platforms,
BBC may not even know all the platforms.

Using a Virtual Machine - the VM would be the platform, it would not
be neutral as it only runs on specific platforms, namely the VM
itself.

Which part of which one of those do you disagree with?
Or do you disagree with my definition of platform neutral?

Andy

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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread David Woodhouse
On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 10:19 +0100, mike chamberlain wrote:
 1. Rights holders insist on time limited DRM solution.
 2. Only Microsoft supports a time limited DRM.
 3. Therefore, in order to conform to point 1, BBC have to use
 Microsoft based DRM.

I would phrase it slightly differently.

1. Rights holders ask for a time-limited DRM solution.
2. Microsoft offer a time-limited DRM solution.
3. The BBC accepts that this is a placebo; DRM doesn't really work.
4. The BBC offers this 'solution' to the rights-holders, knowing that
   it will actually be broken like all the other DRM solutions and
   it only _really_ serves to inconvenience the consumers.

When a clueless person walks into a shop and is sold a 'solution', there
is a legal obligation on the part of the shop assistant not to mis-sell,
on the basis that the shop assistant is presumed to be an expert in the
field.

I'm sure the same _law_ doesn't apply here, but the moral principle
should. I am very disappointed by the BBC's actions. They have a duty to
the the public, and they _also_ have a duty to help the people who have
come to them with such strange ideas, rather than disingenuously
_pretending_ to meet their requirements. The BBC are failing on both
counts.

The world didn't fall on our heads when the MPAA failed to ban the VCR
in 1984. And it won't fall on our heads when we wake up and drop DRM
either.

By reducing the usability of the content, you effectively prohibit
almost _all_ innovation and development around the platform. It's not
that the DRM won't be cracked -- of course it will. But you make people
live in fear of generating programs and tools for dealing with that
content, just like we live in fear of shipping programs which can allow
you to view your legally-purchased DVDs.

I don't see how anybody can think that's a good thing. Especially anyone
subscribed to this particular mailing list.

-- 
dwmw2

I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the
American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.
 -- Jack Valenti, MPAA.

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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Dave Crossland

On 16/06/07, Kim Plowright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On 15/06/07, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 It takes people outside the media-land as you put it because the
 people inside are too ignorant of technology to understand it.

Please be aware that your statements in this email can be read as a
fairly comprehensive attempt at personally insulting most of the BBC
and ex-BBC people on this list.


Many media industry professionals are on record stating their believe
that DRM can work to halt unauthorised sharing, and that the problems
with current DRM systems are not fundemental truths of computer
science, but mere matters of implementation.

I've never heard that kind of thing from anyone associated with the
BBC, though :-)

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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Dave Crossland

On 15/06/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


If you want to win over content creators *show* them how they can make as
much money through sharing as they can make from restricting sharing.


This is like arguing that a dictator will start free elections if it
can be down the economy will run higher. Having free elections is
simply more important than the state of the economy. It's _wrong_ to
have crooked elections.

Similarly, its misguided to justify freedom of speech because it will
make authors more money. That may or may not be true - its irrelevant.
Freedom of speech is critical for a free healthy, free society.

So production companies who ask to justify software freedom and file
sharing on the basis of how much money it makes are missing the point.
We must not restrict sharing because it is unethical. We must not use
proprietary software because it is unethical.

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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Michael Sparks
On Saturday 16 June 2007 15:04, Andy wrote:
  Platform neutrality means it should not favour any one specific system.

 That's not what platform neutral means. It means it shouldn't favour
 any specific system or systems.

Huh???

I wrote:
me  it should not favour any one specific system.
you it shouldn't favour any specific system or systems.

Care to explain how these two statements are actually different?

I know you use a contraction and you didn't and you said any and I said one, 
but the intent/meaning is the same. 

I'm giving up talking to you at this point.


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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread vijay chopra

There are many media people living in their London-centric bubble
(a.k.amedia-land) who as Andy's email said, are totally ignorant of
the basics of
modern technology. That isn't an insult, but a fact simply by virtue of the
fact that much of the general population couldn't tell you how a PC works
either. Those working in the media are no exception.

Besides, if there are meeja prima donnas and wannabe luvvies (on this list
or otherwise) that believe that DRM is a long term, workable solution to
this problem, then I couldn't care less if they get their egos bruised a
little, and don't see why anyone else should care either.

Vijay.


On 16/06/07, Kim Plowright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


On 15/06/07, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 It takes people outside the media-land as you put it because the
 people inside are too ignorant of technology to understand it.

 If media people had known even the very basics of how a PC works then
 we would never have had DRM in the first place.

snip

Please be aware that your statements in this email can be read as a
fairly comprehensive attempt at personally insulting most of the BBC
and ex-BBC people on this list.
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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Ian Betteridge

On 16/06/07, Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote


So production companies who ask to justify software freedom and file
sharing on the basis of how much money it makes are missing the point.
We must not restrict sharing because it is unethical. We must not use
proprietary software because it is unethical.



If you believe that there's some intrinsic ethical right to share content,
then you are fundamentally opposed to copyright as a whole.

In which case, there's no point in taking this conversation further, for two
reasons. First, you're also ethically opposed to the existence of the BBC -
an organisation which exists because copyright material exists, and secondly
because you will simply break any DRM (it doesn't work anyway, remember?)
and copy away anyway.

If you come from the perspective that copyright should not exist, then
frankly iPlayer and its ilk are irrelevant to you, and there's simply no
point discussing it.


Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Ian Betteridge

On 16/06/07, Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Many media industry professionals are on record stating their believe
that DRM can work to halt unauthorised sharing,




Many? Links please.


Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Ian Betteridge

On 16/06/07, vijay chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


There are many media people living in their London-centric bubble 
(a.k.amedia-land) who as Andy's email said, are totally ignorant of the basics 
of
modern technology. That isn't an insult, but a fact simply by virtue of the
fact that much of the general population couldn't tell you how a PC works
either. Those working in the media are no exception.




It's a mistake to assume that you have to know how a PC works in order to
understand the impact of technology on culture. It's rather like saying that
no one can be an urban planner without being able to also construct an
internal combustion engine.


Besides, if there are meeja prima donnas and wannabe luvvies (on this list

or otherwise)




No ad hominem attacks there, then. I could, of course, start talking about
arrogant techies who think they know it all - but I'll refrain.


Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread vijay chopra

In which case, there's no point in taking this conversation further, for
two reasons. First, you're also ethically opposed to the existence of the
BBC - an organisation which exists because copyright material exists,



I thought the purpose of the BBC was to inform, educate and entertain.
none of those *require* copyright. Granted, copyright makes it much easier,
but your statement is misleading.

I don't know about Dave, but my problem with copyright law is the length of
time it lasts. IMO all works should fall into the public domain after 25
years; but that's another debate entirely

Vijay.


Re: [backstage] BBC Audio Music at Hackday

2007-06-16 Thread Daithi O Crualaoich

That is some really neat stuff.  The RadioPlayer data alone is making
me drool.  Are these feeds are a one-time only deal?  Or can every day
be Hack Day?



Daithi



On 6/16/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

We've got a load of new data, feeds and applications and Hackday.


http://bbc-hackday.dyndns.org/

Including...
* The Moose 6 music discovery game
* The John Peel and Top of the Pops apps and data
* RadioPlayer data
* Incoming SMS feeds

And if you're here we're on the table in the centre next to the back stage. 
With the large freeview aerial in the middle of the table.

Tristan



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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread David Woodhouse
On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 17:45 +0100, Ian Betteridge wrote:
 No ad hominem attacks there, then. I could, of course, start talking
 about arrogant techies who think they know it all - but I'll refrain. 

For the record...

Ad Hominem (lit. 'against the man'¹) is the logical fallacy where you
discount an argument because of (some attribute of) the person who
presents it.

To say You smoke crack, therefore your argument is irrelevant is
classic Ad Hominem.

To say Your argument makes no sense, therefore I believe you're on
crack is not -- because it's based on the _argument_ not the crack
intake.

There's obviously a grey area in between -- especially where the
cause-and-effect isn't explicitly stated, but is implied instead.
Nevertheless, a lot of what people call 'Ad Hominem' isn't.

If you argue that the world is flat, I'll probably call you a muppet.
But that won't necessarily be Ad Hominem.

-- 
dwmw2

¹ or something like that. My Latin is not just poor; it's non-existent.

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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread vijay chopra

On 16/06/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


On 16/06/07, vijay chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 There are many media people living in their London-centric bubble 
(a.k.amedia-land) who as Andy's email said, are totally ignorant of the basics of
 modern technology. That isn't an insult, but a fact simply by virtue of the
 fact that much of the general population couldn't tell you how a PC works
 either. Those working in the media are no exception.



It's a mistake to assume that you have to know how a PC works in order to
understand the impact of technology on culture. It's rather like saying that
no one can be an urban planner without being able to also construct an
internal combustion engine.



They don't need to  know how a PC works, but I'll bet  many couldn't even
pass an ECDL or CLAIT course (reflecting society as a whole); I wouldn't
claim to be able to plan a city without some relevant  qualifications.



Besides, if there are meeja prima donnas and wannabe luvvies (on this list

 or otherwise)



No ad hominem attacks there, then. I could, of course, start talking about
arrogant techies who think they know it all - but I'll refrain.

Yep, and well deserved too (you deside if I mean meeja luvvies or arrogant

techies.)

Vijay.


Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Michael Sparks
On Saturday 16 June 2007 18:13, vijay chopra wrote:
 They don't need to  know how a PC works, but I'll bet  many couldn't even
 pass an ECDL or CLAIT course (reflecting society as a whole); I wouldn't
 claim to be able to plan a city without some relevant  qualifications.

Do we really have to have these kinds of insulting accusations ?


Michael.

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RE: [backstage] BBC Audio Music at Hackday

2007-06-16 Thread Tristan Ferne
Most are going to persist in one form or another. But not the RadioPlayer 
feeds, sorry :(

Tristan


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That is some really neat stuff.  The RadioPlayer data alone is making
me drool.  Are these feeds are a one-time only deal?  Or can every day
be Hack Day?



Daithi



On 6/16/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We've got a load of new data, feeds and applications and Hackday.


 http://bbc-hackday.dyndns.org/

 Including...
 * The Moose 6 music discovery game
 * The John Peel and Top of the Pops apps and data
 * RadioPlayer data
 * Incoming SMS feeds

 And if you're here we're on the table in the centre next to the back stage. 
 With the large freeview aerial in the middle of the table.

 Tristan


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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread vijay chopra

On 16/06/07, Michael Sparks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


On Saturday 16 June 2007 18:13, vijay chopra wrote:
 They don't need to know how a PC works, but I'll bet many couldn't even
 pass an ECDL or CLAIT course (reflecting society as a whole); I wouldn't
 claim to be able to plan a city without some relevant qualifications.

Do we really have to have these kinds of insulting accusations ?


Michael.



How is saying that there are many (possibly most) people in society, could
not pass an ECDL or CLAIT course and this is thus reflected into most
professions and areas of life including the media an accusation of any
sort.
It's plain fact, go and visit your local FE college and see howmany grown
adults are on basic IT literacy  courses and struggling. I work in an FE
college library and see these people day in, day out.

Vijay.


Re: [backstage] BBC Audio Music at Hackday

2007-06-16 Thread Daithi O Crualaoich

No, that's pretty understandable about the RadioPlayer.  There's far too
much potential for abuse in structuring the scheduling data with direct
links to the media.  Pity, though, I was looking forward to making playlists
in Listen Again.


Daithi


On 6/16/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Most are going to persist in one form or another. But not the RadioPlayer
feeds, sorry :(

Tristan


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Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Audio  Music at Hackday

That is some really neat stuff.  The RadioPlayer data alone is making
me drool.  Are these feeds are a one-time only deal?  Or can every day
be Hack Day?



Daithi



On 6/16/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We've got a load of new data, feeds and applications and Hackday.


 http://bbc-hackday.dyndns.org/

 Including...
 * The Moose 6 music discovery game
 * The John Peel and Top of the Pops apps and data
 * RadioPlayer data
 * Incoming SMS feeds

 And if you're here we're on the table in the centre next to the back
stage. With the large freeview aerial in the middle of the table.

 Tristan


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Re: [backstage] BBC Audio Music at Hackday

2007-06-16 Thread Laurence Samuels

Hi Tristan

Would the Hackday be recorded and streamed?

L

On 16/06/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Most are going to persist in one form or another. But not the RadioPlayer
feeds, sorry :(

Tristan


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Sent: Sat 6/16/2007 6:09 PM
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Audio  Music at Hackday

That is some really neat stuff.  The RadioPlayer data alone is making
me drool.  Are these feeds are a one-time only deal?  Or can every day
be Hack Day?



Daithi



On 6/16/07, Tristan Ferne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We've got a load of new data, feeds and applications and Hackday.


 http://bbc-hackday.dyndns.org/

 Including...
 * The Moose 6 music discovery game
 * The John Peel and Top of the Pops apps and data
 * RadioPlayer data
 * Incoming SMS feeds

 And if you're here we're on the table in the centre next to the back
stage. With the large freeview aerial in the middle of the table.

 Tristan


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