Encryption proposals to OFCOM

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

On the 3rd of September the BBC issued an enquiry to OFCOM with
regards to encrypting/compressing certain parts of the HD free to
air data stream. This did not include an analysis of why it was in
the public interest (as required by the charter for market
distorting activities)

The consultation also stated that the BBC had indicated that "third
party content owners are seeking to ensure that reception equipment
will implement the content
management (copy protection) arrangements found in the DTG D-Book'

In order to understand what the BBC is up to and whether it is
fulfilling its rôle properly please provide the following.

- A list of the organisations that indicated to the BBC an interest
in DTG D-Book copy protection.

- A list of the content providing and receiver hardware/software
producers the BBC held discussions with on this matter.

- A list of standards bodies (such as the DTLA) whom the BBC held
discussions with.

- The missing public interest test analysis (the final summary for
management is sufficient), or confirmation that one was not
performed.

In order to keep this simple and easy to handle I am *not*
requesting any minutes of or copies of any emails/meetings, merely
the names of the bodies (although if the BBC feels minutes would
shed more light on the matter and has them to hand feel free to
include them). The names are sufficient for the moment.

You may also exclude from the list any informal contacts with
content and receiver organisations (eg individual non BBC
management initiated emails), and just list those in which
management specifically decided to hold discussions or meetings
with at a formal level

Yours faithfully,

Alan Cox