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Title: Ofcom blocks BBC's Freeview HD DRM plans Post by: Alex on November 11, 2009, 01:46:42 PM Ofcom blocks BBC's Freeview HD DRM plans
The BBC's plans for using digital rights management to prevent unauthorised usage of material broadcast on the coming Freeview HD service have been blocked by industry regulator Ofcom. The BBC had planned to let people freely record standard-definition content, with added restrictions for high-definition broadcasts. The introduction of DRM to the Freeview HD service, which is expected to launch this December, was designed as an anti-piracy measure, with the British broadcaster worried about unauthorised redistribution of high-definition content. Despite BBC claims of it being "invisible" to the end user, it still raised questions, according to TechRadar. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/gkOnbg1ofik/ofcom-blocks-bbcs-freeview-hd-drm-plans |