[mythtv-users] Somewhat OT, but still MythTV related: BBC adopts MS DRM for BBC web-programming

[Razza]

Peter Bowyer wrote on 28 July 2007 13:46 (as a top poster):
> A bigger load of scare-mongering biased mis-interpretation has rarely
> been written. Oh, sorry, I forgot about Slashdot.
> 
> On 27/07/07, F Peeters (MythTV) <francesco at fampeeters.com> wrote:
> > Kick the Corruption Out of the BBC!
> >
> > Today the BBC made it official-they have been corrupted by Microsoft.
> With
> > today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most
> basic
> > of duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line
> > distribution of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a
> > Microsoft operating system to view BBC programming on the web. And
> you
> > must accept the Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that the
> iPlayer
> > imposes.
> >
> > Read the story about the corruption of the BBC.
> >
> <http://defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/modules/civi
> crm/extern/url.php?q=272115&u=346>
> >
> > Source: DefectiveByDesign.org

Maybe you would care to correct this "scare-mongering biased
mis-interpretation" with coherent argument?