On 1 Aug 2007, at 12:40, David Greaves wrote:
Christopher Woods wrote:
| I mean, come on, hands up who here on the list
| uses Linux as their primary OS.
I use Linux and OSX (also unsupported as of now).
I have a Vista box which is connected in an office, where I wouldn't
want to use it, but I can't even use that!
Taking into account that there are many DVRs out there running Linux
(including home-built MythTV boxes) or OSX (such as the AppleTV), it
seems silly to rely on the Microsoft DRM system when it is not a
*standard* that can be freely implemented by all.
I would *love* the BBC to take a stand and trust it's customers with
the content without DRM at all, but I believe there are circumstances
that do not allow that, which are not to do with the content but a
possible threat of complaint from other broadcasters with their own
DRM systems.
If someone wants to copy BBC content that is DRM encumbered, they're
going to do it - in the same way you can remove the DRM on iTunes, on
WMA, and so on. DRM prevents casual copying - it does not prevent
pirates (those who sell on duplicates) who are the people spoiling
the industry.
Just my two penneth,
Matthew Walster
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