[odf-discuss] i-player

[Pete Harlow]

On 19/11/2007, Ian Lynch <ian.lynch at zmsl.com> wrote:
>
> > The DRM issue seems to be a straw man.
>
> Precisely. It may be true that some of the owners of the material won't
> let the BBC use it without DRM but the BBC should then be educating them
> that DRM is no solution. It's not our problem if they are reliant on a
> technology that can't be implemented legally and is in any case
> ineffective for their desired purpose.


It is also interesting to note that Virgin Radio have been broadcasting
mainly music on four channels in the completely open Ogg Vorbis format for a
long time now - presumably with the blessing of the content providers.

The BBC were developing Ogg Vorbis streaming
http://support.bbc.co.uk/ogg/
quite successfully at one time but then the project appeared to have the rug
pulled out from under it overnight.

Regards,
-- 
Pete Harlow
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