[mythtv-users] Somewhat OT, but still MythTV related: BBC adopts MS DRM for BBC web-programming

[Peter Bowyer]

A bigger load of scare-mongering biased mis-interpretation has rarely
been written. Oh, sorry, I forgot about Slashdot.

On 27/07/07, F Peeters (MythTV) <francesco at fampeeters.com> wrote:
> Kick the Corruption Out of the BBC!
>
> Today the BBC made it official—they have been corrupted by Microsoft. With
> today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most basic
> of duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line
> distribution of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a
> Microsoft operating system to view BBC programming on the web. And you
> must accept the Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer
> imposes.
>
> Read the story about the corruption of the BBC.
> <http://defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=272115&u=346>
>
> Source: DefectiveByDesign.org
>
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> F Peeters
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