BBC's Plan To Kick Open Source Out of UK TV 302
bluec writes "Generally speaking, the BBC isn't allowed to encrypt or restrict its broadcasts: the license fee payer pays for these broadcasts. But the BBC has tried to get around this, asking Ofcom for permission to encrypt the 'metadata' on its broadcasts – including the assistive information used by deaf and blind people and the 'tables' used by receivers to play back the video. As Ofcom gears up to a second consultation on the issue, there's one important question that the BBC must answer if the implications of this move are to be fully explored, namely: How can free/open source software co-exist with a plan to put DRM on broadcasts?"
Re:The BBC aren't (Score:5, Funny)
Where is the "-1 boring" moderation?
Re:The BBC aren't (Score:2, Funny)
Yes it (the BBC) is. No it (the BBC) isn't.
English... Do you speak it?
The real question is ... (Score:2, Funny)
will the Doctor Who christmas special (part 1) still be on tonight?
Re:The real question is ... (Score:5, Funny)
Gordon Ramsey cooks Doctor Hu a bird's nest souffle.
He reveals his secret identity as a Thymelord, but there is a leek in the kitchen.
Re:Vastly more important question (Score:4, Funny)
Because US TV and movie studios claim they won't accept the BBC's money if they don't.
Giggle snort.
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Re:The BBC aren't (Score:3, Funny)
It's behind you!
Cue panto replies.
Re:Strange question (Score:1, Funny)
weak = vulnerable to attack.
in most cases = in all cases, except with a one-time pad.
This is why I just don't hang out with geeks any more. English is beyond then, and a conversation becomes an exercise in making up for their odd inability to think while they listen.
Re:Vastly more important question (Score:3, Funny)
Could that mean the BBC would not get swamped with shallow sitcoms and pointless shows?
How do I press against using DRM in the BBC?