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February 02, 2007
BBC DRM
BBC DRM: The taxpayer-funded British Broadcasting Corporation decides on a plan to offer general web access while still providing value to those who were forced to subscribe. Their goals include both time-constrained access to all subscribers, as well as general internet access to some content. There was some recent conversation that the BBC should use Flash Video, but this section shows why they cannot: "Platform-agnostic approach: As proposed, the TV catch-up service on the internet relies on Microsoft technology for the digital rights management (DRM) framework. The Trust will require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform-agnostic approach within a reasonable timeframe. This requires the BBC to develop an alternative DRM framework to enable users of other technology, for example, Apple and Linux, to access the on-demand services." The rest of this BBC document shows some of the other varied interests they need to balance, when making their technology choices.
Posted by JohnDowdell at February 2, 2007 03:36 PM
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If they can't use Flash because of some policy or goals, they should revise them, rather than wasting taxpayers money (admitedly not mine) on things that would never really work, like a DRM framework.
Best regards,
Burak
Posted by: Burak KALAYCI at February 2, 2007 06:41 PM
If you live in the UK, then the BBC is conducting a poll on the subject:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open-consultations/ondemand_services.html
Posted by: John Dowdell at February 2, 2007 07:05 PM