Attempted post on the BBC news talkback system

12 Feb 2008 21:04 (Edited: 12 Feb 2008 21:04)

I'm with monkey on this (post #168)

Once I can download full quality music and films legally free from any DRM rubbish I will do so. Currently as a licence payer I am rather amgry that my failure to BUY a commercial product from either microsoft or apple which supports the BBC DRM filled IPlayer I am excluded from accessing something which I have been FORCED to pay for. I can't honestly remember the last time I watched any BBC tv channels because the reception in my particular corner of the country is very poor, and below watchable.. Yet I still have to pay for a TV licence.. for a service I am denied (though most of the independent, advertising supported free to air channels work just fine thankyou)..

It happens that I was unable to visit with friends last evening and missed the wonderful David Attenborough show, which I was looking forward to all week.. So as a linux user I put this to you.. what choice are you giving me to watch something I HAVE PAID TO SEE! Piracy, that's what.. plain and simple.
DRM forces people into piracy, and compulsory subscription creates angry and non trusting subscribers.
It's time for all the media companies to get with the program.. and that program is called sopcast and vuze.. free media at full quality paid for by advertising, free from DRM and watermarking.. because who will steal what is free anyway? and does it matter if they do??

I declare this article free under the creative commons.. which means it is free to quote, take, copy, store, sell or do whatever the hell you want with it in any fashion and using any technology existing or not even invented without fear of censorship or reprisals now or at any time either in the past or in the future

List of my blog entries

• stolen evidence... what to do if you get a letter from virgin or the BPI (06 Jun 2008)
• To buy or not to buy? (23 Feb 2008)
• Why this new law is actually unnecessary and illegal (16 Feb 2008)
• DRM can and will never work, so stop wasting all our time (12 Feb 2008)
• Why it is wrong for states to block access to websites (11 Feb 2008)
• Why Should You Use Linux? (31 Jan 2008)
• Disclaimer (24 Jan 2008)
• Thoughts on dvd protection systems (24 Jan 2008)
• it's too true (14 Jan 2008)

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