Re: [backstage] iPlayer download client for the Mac

2008-05-30 Thread Ryan Morrison
You say Didn't the Trust tell the BBC to produce download clients for other platforms as soon as possible? But didn't the Trust also set the conditions for DRM? The point here isn't so much that someone has made a download client but has made a download client that allows for the download of DRM

Re: [backstage] iPlayer download client for the Mac

2008-05-30 Thread Ryan Morrison
Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to restrict discussion of certain topics isn't censorship? What precisely do you call it then? It's only censorship if they try to stop ALL discussion on a subject - as the suggestion was that discussion be moved to somewhere else, not stopped completely it

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield leaves BBC (almost)

2008-04-15 Thread Ryan Morrison
use the streaming version. Then when Kangaroo launches it can offer the downloads as a pay per play or pay to own service. After all streaming is closer to 'television' and iPlayer is just a television catch up service. I'm sure I'll get hate mail for that but - oh well :) Ryan Morrison

Re: [backstage] Undermining iPlayer DRM

2008-03-07 Thread Ryan Morrison
I think you're underestimating the independence of BBC News - they're not just independent of the Government - they're also independent of the BBC. If a story is worth reporting or a product worthy of mention then it will get mentioned regardless of what is happening elsewhere at the BBC. [EMAIL