[tc] Fwd: BBC DRM protests in London and Manchester

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> Da: Matt Lee <mattl_gnu.org>
> Data: 02 agosto 2007 22:45:18 GMT+02:00
> Oggetto: BBC DRM protests in London and Manchester
>
> Today the BBC made it official -- they have been corrupted by  
> Microsoft.
> With today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its  
> most
> basic of duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on- 
> line
> distribution of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a
> Microsoft operating system to view BBC programming on the web. This is
> akin to saying you must own a Sony TV set to watch BBC TV. And you  
> must
> accept the Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer
> imposes. You simply cannot be allowed to be in control of your  
> computer
> according to the BBC.
>
> http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/BBCcorrupted
>
> Coming? Sign up below.
>
> London: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/BBCSignUp
>
> Manchester: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/BBCSignUpManchester
>
> Also, if you can digg, that'd be great! :)
>
> matt
>