Comments on: BBC's outrageous plan to put DRM on TV broadcasts shot down in flames -- thanks to you! http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tizroc http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632333 tizroc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632333 My favorite portion was this... "If Huffman compression is used then the related tables should be made available to receiver manufacturers without the need for a licence for Huffman look-up tables from the BBC". No external fees for their "encryption" (haha). My favorite portion was this… “If Huffman compression is used then the related tables should be made available to receiver manufacturers without the need for a licence for Huffman look-up tables from the BBC”. No external fees for their “encryption” (haha).

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-636705 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-636705 Please do not create confusion by referring to acronyms, DRM can mean two things: DRM, Digital Radio Mondiale, (the best encoding for radio transmission) Good! DRM Digital rights management, copy protection) Bad! Please do not create confusion by referring to acronyms,
DRM can mean two things:
DRM, Digital Radio Mondiale, (the best encoding for radio transmission) Good!
DRM Digital rights management, copy protection) Bad!

]]> By: vert http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632206 vert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632206 "Smear-Job?" Really? Sorry, Cory, but as much as I support your stance on DRM and IP; I can't detect a bit of smear in that article. Plumb simply responded to your article. And where I can agree that he's been disingenuous; I simply don't see how he's smearing you or BB. “Smear-Job?” Really? Sorry, Cory, but as much as I support your stance on DRM and IP; I can’t detect a bit of smear in that article. Plumb simply responded to your article. And where I can agree that he’s been disingenuous; I simply don’t see how he’s smearing you or BB.

]]> By: MrJM http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632208 MrJM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632208 "BBC's outrageous plan to put DRM on TV broadcasts shot down in flames -- thanks to you!" You're welcome. -- MrJM “BBC’s outrageous plan to put DRM on TV broadcasts shot down in flames — thanks to you!”

You’re welcome.

– MrJM

]]> By: asuffield http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632217 asuffield Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632217 Don't know that I'd call it "shot down" - they just said "prove your case". Don’t know that I’d call it “shot down” – they just said “prove your case”.

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632233 Rob Beschizza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632233 Plumb intimates that Cory was intentionally lying about the BBC because the BBC won't "fight for his cause." It's just one line, but it's a nasty one. Plumb intimates that Cory was intentionally lying about the BBC because the BBC won’t “fight for his cause.” It’s just one line, but it’s a nasty one.

]]> By: annoyingmouse http://boingboing.net/2009/11/09/bbcs-outrageous-plan.html#comment-632244 annoyingmouse Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-632244 Smear or not, I think "However our focus is not to champion causes - it's meeting our public service remit which means serving our many audiences as best, as fairly, and as openly as we can." is pretty much the most nonsensical thing I've read all day. I don't think "best", "fairly" or "openly" are appropriate words to use to describe DRM. Unless, of course, it's opposite day and nobody has told me. Then again I suppose it would be hard to tell someone that. "Is it opposite day?" isn't really a question with a good answer on a day where no means yes and yes means no. I'm drifting... Smear or not, I think “However our focus is not to champion causes – it’s meeting our public service remit which means serving our many audiences as best, as fairly, and as openly as we can.” is pretty much the most nonsensical thing I’ve read all day. I don’t think “best”, “fairly” or “openly” are appropriate words to use to describe DRM. Unless, of course, it’s opposite day and nobody has told me. Then again I suppose it would be hard to tell someone that. “Is it opposite day?” isn’t really a question with a good answer on a day where no means yes and yes means no. I’m drifting…

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