I was not aware of the IMP morphing into the iPlayer. But my main contention is with the implication that DRMed WMV's are a good idea. I think that, regardless of your views on DRM, any DRM format which effectively locks out millions of legitimate computer users is a bad idea. When you're a public body like the BBC this becomes inexcusable. The U.K. public should not be punished for choosing Operating Systems other than Windows. It's a nonsense - if the content providers really can't get over themselves then the BBC should ust provide their own programming - it's not like there's a shortage of it, is there?
Nope I don't. The IMP (http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/) is a web-based app for streaming the BBC's own content for up to seven days after it has been broadcast. It currently uses DRM'ed WMV and is very unlikely to change for public launch. They own the content (well technically the license payers do) so they can choose what to do with it.
Furthermore controversial plans are at foot to move all streaming content to WMV (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174256/bbc-sla mmed-microsoft-lock.
Thanks for your reply.
It's also worth noting that the IMP is very likely to be streaming DRMed WMV. The BBC Trust have yet to rule on the matter but the BBC have long made it known that they wish to switch to Windows Media.
So this is quite good news really.
Finally there's a way of getting DRMed WMV files to me that costs the content distributor less! Thank God, now they can afford enough ammo to hunt the poor with.
Yeah, but Jo-sixpack's probably not going to think of that. I don't think most of the people that swipe laptops on trains/in airports are regualr/.'ers. They'll probably just sell it on without touching it. So there's certainly a fair chance that someone somewhere will f**k up and get caught. God knows it happens enough!
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I was not aware of the IMP morphing into the iPlayer. But my main contention is with the implication that DRMed WMV's are a good idea. I think that, regardless of your views on DRM, any DRM format which effectively locks out millions of legitimate computer users is a bad idea. When you're a public body like the BBC this becomes inexcusable. The U.K. public should not be punished for choosing Operating Systems other than Windows. It's a nonsense - if the content providers really can't get over themselves then the BBC should ust provide their own programming - it's not like there's a shortage of it, is there?
Nope I don't. The IMP (http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/) is a web-based app for streaming the BBC's own content for up to seven days after it has been broadcast. It currently uses DRM'ed WMV and is very unlikely to change for public launch. They own the content (well technically the license payers do) so they can choose what to do with it. Furthermore controversial plans are at foot to move all streaming content to WMV (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174256/bbc-sla mmed-microsoft-lock.
Thanks for your reply.
It's also worth noting that the IMP is very likely to be streaming DRMed WMV. The BBC Trust have yet to rule on the matter but the BBC have long made it known that they wish to switch to Windows Media. So this is quite good news really.
Finally there's a way of getting DRMed WMV files to me that costs the content distributor less! Thank God, now they can afford enough ammo to hunt the poor with.
Yeah, but Jo-sixpack's probably not going to think of that. I don't think most of the people that swipe laptops on trains/in airports are regualr /.'ers. They'll probably just sell it on without touching it. So there's certainly a fair chance that someone somewhere will f**k up and get caught. God knows it happens enough!