> DRM doesn't exist on my planet....... but then nor does BBC TV > according to the BBC. Talk about restricting culture, it seems > at every level. I don't believe that DRM is to stop the customer > or help the original Rights owner..... but it sure allows some > control factor from the distributor.
Indeed and that's why its there. DRM can never be about protecting the consumer. The fact is - like it or not - that the BBC essentially rents some parts of a, or all of a, programme. And then it rents them to you. That's the broadcast model that most broadcasters in this country, probably the world, Like any rental, it's time restricted in some way. So the people the BBC rent from, want to make sure that when the agreed rental period is over, you can't get at them. As I've said many times before, this is the way the industry works right now, and has done for decades. Changing that kind of mindset will take decades. I'm no fan of DRM - if for no other reason, as a Linux user at home, I'm pretty screwed - but it's the world we live in. - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
