I Already Gave at the Pledge Page

Some new events in the tug-of-war over who pays for public broadcasting online, and how: BBC gets first prize in public service for articulating a policy that mandates free public access to all their online archive material. We call for NPR and other US public broadcasters to follow BBC's (and North Country Public Radio's) lead and make a similar commitment.

Microsoft has run afoul of the courts over the digital rights management software built into newer versions of the Windows Media Player. Losing this copyright infringement suit could result in the recall of current Windows Media Player versions, or the payment of ruinous fines and fees to the plaintiff company. It was precisely these management features that NPR cited when they chose to archive audio in Windows Media format, instead of a more universally-accessible format. Bummer.