BBC sells out to BILL
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/14/bbc_iplayer_protests/
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) mounted its protests against "corruption" of the BBC by Microsoft in London and Manchester this morning.
The BBC says its content partners will not allow it to distribute shows over the internet without Microsoft DRM.
The Open Source Consortium, a separate open source advocacy group, has been pursuing the multi-platform thread of the iPlayer openness row through Ofcom, the Office of Fair Trading, and the BBC Trust.
It has now arranged a meeting with BBC management for mid-October and is preparing an approach to EU competition regulators.
Maybe now is the time to Throw Away Your TV (and stop paying the BBC £120 per year) !