Digital rights managment key to offering CineRoute to public, says NFB head
News | 03/08/2001 5:00 am EST
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is taking steps to make its tens thousands of films available to the general public over high speed networks, but first it must clear the tricky issue of digital rights. Sandra Macdonald, the NFB’s president says work on both digital rights standards at the international level, and negotiations on the home front with artists’ collectives, have to be solved before a widespread, on-demand system for film distribution can be made available to the public. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |