[mythtv-users] ofcom consultation on BBC/freeview HD DRM

[bhaskins at chartermi.net]

---- Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote: 
> Joseph Heenan wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > There's now a public consultation on the BBCs proposal to add DRM to 
> > freeview DTT, which opened today:
> > 
> > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/01/22/ofcom_freeview_hd_drm_consultation/
> > 
> > Consultation closes at the beginning of April.
> > 
> > Although availability to open source is mentioned, it seems unlikely 
> > that the terms can be compatible with the GPL, hence preventing such 
> > content being view in mythtv.
> > 
> > (It also seems like a bad idea to implement a UK specific system. It 
> > would be highly unlikely to actually prevent the HD content reaching the 
> > internet, making the additional complexity and expense completely 
> > unwarranted. Not to mention that the lack of such a system for SD 
> > content has caused zero issues.)
> > 
> > summary:
> > 
> > http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/content_mngt/summary/
> > 
> > full doc:
> > 
> > http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/content_mngt/condoc.pdf
> > 
> > respond online:
> > 
> > https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/content_mngt/howtorespond/form
> > 
> Looking at the summary, my first thought was that the purpose of this was to 
> keep Sky and Virgin quiet.
> 
> The last sentence of the last clause (1.15) is also of concern to those here, 
> since it talks about the ability to "limit the availability of programme 
> listings information for the purposes of securing content management", whatever 
> the heck that means.
You can bet, at 100 to 1 odds, that it will not be anything that you will be happy about!!!
> 
> -- 
> 
> Mike Perkins
> 
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