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BBC Wants DRM On HD Broadcasts
NickFortune writes "The EFF's Danny O'Brien has pointed out that the BBC has asked a UK regulator for permission to add DRM to their high-definition broadcasts. Apparently, this is at the behest of content providers. 'BBC is proposing to encode the TV listings metadata that accompanies all digital TV channels with a simple compression algorithm. The parameters to this algorithm would be kept secret by the BBC: it would ask manufacturers to sign a private agreement in order to receive a copy. This license would require the implementation of pervasive DRM in the equipment they build.' Ofcom, the regulatory body in question, has detailed the proposal asked for comments, but the window closes today."
But doesn't the UK taxpayer (or at least TV watcher) PAY already to see these programs? To make matters worse, don't they HAVE to pay for it even if they don't plan to watch the BBC but only non-BBC TV programs?
How greedy can a public broadcasting company be?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
sorry but most HT tv shows at 720p (1080p tv is stupid as it's broadcast in 720p) on a good Xvid compress is less than 400meg. They are nearly the size oft he SD DVD rips.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.