Regulator Blocks BBC DRM Plans

TheRaven64 writes "The BBC's plans to introduce DRM for over-the-air digital broadcasts were today dealt a setback when the regulator, Ofcom, asked them the same question that has been asked of many DRM systems: 'How does this benefit the consumer?' The letter to the BBC is quoted in the article as saying that 'Ofcom received a large number of responses to this consultation, in particular from consumers and consumer groups, who raised a number of potentially significant consumer "fair use" and competition issues that were not addressed in our original consultation.' This does not end the chance of the BBC being allowed to introduce DRM in the future, but it at least delays their opportunity to do so."

Comments

It's not a victory

[Adolf Hitroll]

They conceived applying such a plan and they'll do it again.

last of the corepirate nazi hostage $ sucks?

[Anonymous Coward]

that would be cell phone 'service'. steadily creeping up to 120$ mo., for a family of 1?

a smart greedmonger (uncle sam?) would bust that scam up, give us all better 'service', for much cheaper, whilst still making a billionerrors ransom, which might help pay for the repairs of the deep doo we keep talking ourselves into?

more feechurns/hostages than even fuddles

[Anonymous Coward]

now that's innovation on a gottiesque scale.