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To quote from Michael Geist's Blog:
In case you're unaware, CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Company, one of the largest (if not the largest) broadcasting company in Canada. Canada is on the leading edge as usual
So, this means, that for the first time in history, a major broadcaster is releasing a Tv program of their own completely free, completely legal, in high resolution, onto the internet for download via bittorrent. This is huge. Perhaps some day in the future people won't even need to rip tv programs at all, as they will all be released by their respective broadcasters...
What do you guys think about DRM-free boradcasting, and how, as was stated, net neutrality issues will have to be dealt with as ISP's like Rogers (Yeah, like Rogers Cable TV, Rogers Video, etc, also my ISP) shape network traffic for Bittorrent, even though it's being used for legitimate purposes?
Thoughts plox.
Sources indicate that the CBC is set to become the first major North American broadcaster to freely release one of its programs without DRM using BitTorrent. This Sunday, CBC will air Canada Next Great Prime Minister. The following day, it plans to freely release a high-resolution version via peer-to-peer networks without any DRM restrictions. This development is important not only because it shows that Canada's public broadcaster is increasingly willing to experiment with alternative forms of distribution, but also because it may help crystallize the net neutrality issue in Canada.
The CBC's mandate, as provided in the Broadcasting Act, requires it to make its programming "available throughout Canada by the most appropriate and efficient means." Using BitTorrent allows the CBC to meet its statutory mandate, yet with ISPs such as Rogers engaging in non-transparent traffic shaping, millions of Canadians may be unable to fully access programming funded by tax dollars. If the CBC experiment is successful, look for more broadcasters to do the same and for the CRTC to face mounting pressure to address net neutrality concerns.
In case you're unaware, CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Company, one of the largest (if not the largest) broadcasting company in Canada. Canada is on the leading edge as usual
So, this means, that for the first time in history, a major broadcaster is releasing a Tv program of their own completely free, completely legal, in high resolution, onto the internet for download via bittorrent. This is huge. Perhaps some day in the future people won't even need to rip tv programs at all, as they will all be released by their respective broadcasters...
What do you guys think about DRM-free boradcasting, and how, as was stated, net neutrality issues will have to be dealt with as ISP's like Rogers (Yeah, like Rogers Cable TV, Rogers Video, etc, also my ISP) shape network traffic for Bittorrent, even though it's being used for legitimate purposes?
Thoughts plox.