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UK Government Advised to Promote and Adopt DRM

Posted by michael on from the gigo dept.

aking137 writes "From ZDNet, the UK Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) are recommending '...actively promoting the development and spread of global DRM-related standards' on the grounds that 'The UK's broadband boom is likely to falter unless more progress is made towards combating digital piracy'. Also in the article: 'The massive popularity of peer-to-peer networks also needs to be urgently addressed, the BSG said.'" The report (pdf) is online.

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  1. Check your source, fellas... by sharky611aol.com · · Score: 5, Informative
    A little sampling of the members of this "Broadband Stakeholder Group":

    AOL Time Warner

    British Music Rights

    Universal Studios

    Panasonic

    And my favorite: "The Work Foundation" (a fully owned subsidiary of The Human Fund) Source: Broadband Stakeholder Group's Website

    And remember, never attribute to studpidity that which can more accurately be attributed to a global conspiracy.

  2. Re:Likely to falter? by Doctor7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    You're all assuming that this advisory group is made up of ISPs. It's not, it's made up of content distributors.