[odf-discuss] i-player

[Russell Ossendryver]

Hi
This link might interest you

http://www.bbc.co.uk/opensource/


On 11/18/07, Pamela Jones <pj at groklaw.net> wrote:
>
> Groklaw has in interview with Ashley Highfield, which I'll be putting up
> shortly.  He tells us that they are looking at open solutions. They need
> DRM or some rights holders won't let them use their content at all. But
> I think it's not quite as bleak a picture as it may have been a week or
> two ago. I get the impression that they just didn't realize the extent
> of the negative feelings they were engendering, and he actually
> apologizes to the community.  It should be up in about a half hour.
>
>
>
> Ian Lynch wrote:
> > Gerry Gavigan who is an ODF member is meeting the BBC Trust about the
> > fact that iplayer, the BBC's video player does not support open
> > standards. (only works on Windows XP) This gives MS an unfair advantage
> > - it's like the BBC broadcasting only to Sony TVs - and this amounts to
> > illegal state aid. While odf is about file formats I think most people
> > here would agree that we want open standards to be considered
> > everywhere. Our own case can be weakened by other precedents in other
> > digital fields. So I propose that we ask Gerry as a member to present
> > his complaint backed by the Fellowship to add weight to the backing he
> > has from the Open Schools Alliance and probably Schoolforge UK (Need to
> > ask there). Basically the argument is that our membership backs open
> > standards and we are not happy that the BBC is distorting the market
> > place by giving an advantage to one technology supplier.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ian
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