With a plethora of devices being used to consume audiovisual content policymakers should recognise that fragmentation represents competition and consumer choice, not a lack of interoperability, and adopt a new starting point for policy analysis.
In a White Paper published to mark the 10th anniversary of the Digital Interoperability Forum the myths and realities of interoperability and the case for regulatory intervention come under scrutiny. The risks inherent in mandating standards, particularly for content protection, outweigh any perceived public policy benefits – which, in any event, the Paper argues are not substantiated.
Looking to the “greenfield site” of UHD TV where it is possible that “4k” sets being sold now may not be interoperable with future UHD broadcast and other digital media content the raft of stakeholder initiatives to define parameters for UHD indicate that industry co-operation and collaboration, rather than regulatory intervention, are best placed to address interoperability issues.
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