On 23 Feb 2007, at 14:24, George MacLeod wrote: > The link is > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open_consultations/ > ondemand_services.html
Thanks, looks like Jono's link has a hyphen instead of an underscore. The relevant portion of the Trust's provisional conclusions, for those who haven't already read it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/ pvt_iplayer/iplayer_pvt_provisional_conclusions.pdf > The Microsoft-based DRM strategy for seven-day TV catch-up over the > internet > > The BBC Executive proposes a digital rights management solution > which would require > consumers to be using Windows XP (or above) and Windows Media > Player 10 (or above) to > be able to access seven-day TV catch-up over the internet. The PVA > noted that we would > expect the BBC to adopt a platform-agnostic approach. The MIA also > identified benefits to a > platform-agnostic approach. > > We propose to require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform- > agnostic approach to rights > management within a reasonable timeframe. The MIA notes an > expectation that the BBC > Executive plans to develop a Real Player alternative in the near > future. Our understanding is > that the BBC Executive aspires to offer an alternative DRM > framework, which would enable > Apple and Linux users to access the service, but has yet to > identify a satisfactory solution. In > either case, we will expect this to have been addressed within 24 > months. I'm glad to see they're already aware of the problem, though it would clearly be better if they chose not to use DRM at all rather than trying to find a cross-platform solution. -- Adam McMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
