DRM (Digital Rights Management) is currently a hot issue, with even Steve Jobs (of Apple Inc creator of the iPod and iTunes) entering the debate on the side of DRM Free music.

However the BBC is proposing that they provide on demand content which will only be accessible to users running Microsoft Windows XP (or Vista) and Windows Media Player 10.

You can read the full story (written from an Open Source/ Linux perspective) and find out how to join the BBC’s consulatation process here: http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000183