Re: [Hampshire] [OT] BBC Petition

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Author: Gordon Scott
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] BBC Petition
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Andy Street wrote:

> "Platform-agnostic approach: As proposed, the TV catch-up service on the
> internet relies on Microsoft technology for the digital rights
> management (DRM) framework.


Why I wonder should a taxpayer funded public service broadcaster need
DRM?

I guess for similar reasons that theUK Hydrographic Office has declared
all it's previously public-domain information is now private, copyright
and chargeable .. because they're being forced to earn money directly by
charging us a second time for their tax-funded work.

Yet more "tax upon a tax" scams.

G.
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