unhelpfully, the BBC's not yet put up the transcript of the speech, so it's hard to judge given the vagries of reporting...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thefuture/ 2008/5/8 Andrew Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Can I just pedal backwards very quickly as I realise that in reading the > article, Mr. Fry actually said no such thing... he just pointed out that the > lock wasn't particularly secure. Which is not news to anyone... > > *pedals backwards rapidly* > > ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Wong > Sent: 08 May 2008 10:20 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Stephen Fry: "There is this marvellous idea the > iPlayer is secure. It's anything but secure" > > > > > It's rather interesting that one of the very few TV personalities who really > *gets* the digital revolution (tm) and all that is essentially arguing that > the digital arms race needs to be beefed up, instead of starting > negotations. > > My personal opinion, not those of my employers etc. > > Andrew > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth > Sent: 08 May 2008 08:31 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [backstage] Stephen Fry: "There is this marvellous idea the iPlayer > is secure. It's anything but secure" > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/bbc.television2 > > > > He also sounded a warning for BBC executives, accusing them of "incredible > naivety" in believing they could control the distribution of programmes > online. > > Programmes distributed via the BBC's increasingly popular online iPlayer > service are supposed to be viewable for a week only, and can be stored on a > PC for up to 30 days. But Fry said that large numbers of viewers were > bypassing the corporation's digital rights management software, and more > would follow. > > "There is this marvellous idea the iPlayer is secure. It's anything but > secure," said Fry, host of the TV quiz show QI. His recent documentary on > the Gutenberg printing press was one of the most popular programmes on the > iPlayer catch-up service. "The BBC is throwing out really valuable content > for free. It shows an incredible naivety about how the internet and digital > devices work." > > Fry admitted to bypassing the copy protection to transfer programmes to his > Apple iPhone, and said the corporation's iPlayer was hurting its commercial > rivals. ---- > Brian Butterworth > - 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/
