We're getting a bit OT, so I'd suggest you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_license#United_Kingdom
(and yes it means no adverts on the BBC). Al. Beth Koenig wrote: > Wow, I knew England was different but that is just beyond > comprehension. How do they collect fees from TVs? And does that mean > you don't have ads? > That is just strange. I think I should stick to disability Law it just > makes more since:) > > Beth Koenig > [email protected] > Director of Deaf Blind Services > Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center > 2960 Main Street A100 > Irvine, CA 92614 > http://www.deafadvocacy.org/dbs > Health, safety, and productivity are the cornerstones of independence. > At the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center we provide the training and > services necessary for the deaf and disabled to achieve equality and > independence in all areas of life. > > > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> LOL.... >> >> The BBC is funded by a license fee paid by anyone in the UK who owns a >> TV set (I know it sounds crazy, many of us don't agree with it, but it's >> the law here). The reason the rest of the world (including the US) can't >> get streams from the BBC site is because citizens in the UK have already >> paid for the content (through the license fee) whereas the rest of the >> world hasn't. BBC Worldwide signs licensing deals with cable cos'., etc >> to license their content which is why you can get it via other means, >> and if you wanted to stream it you would need to negotiate a licensing >> deal with BBC Worldwide. >> >> Al. >> >> Beth Koenig wrote: >> >>> Very good analogy! There are other examples of things, like the BBC >>> streams a lot of programing but not to the US. They will not let us >>> see any TV on the website. I think the cable and satellite providers >>> (like the situation with cell phone service providers) got to them >>> somehow. >>> Beth Koenig >>> [email protected] >>> Director of Deaf Blind Services >>> Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center >>> 2960 Main Street A100 >>> Irvine, CA 92614 >>> http://www.deafadvocacy.org/dbs >>> Health, safety, and productivity are the cornerstones of independence. >>> At the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center we provide the training and >>> services necessary for the deaf and disabled to achieve equality and >>> independence in all areas of life. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Jon Colverson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 7, 8:45 am, al74 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Limiting paid apps to geographic location or specific provider is >>>>> stupid, reduces developer potential income and limits the success of >>>>> this platform. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I agree wholeheartedly, but Google's hands are tied by the fact that >>>> the networks insist on taking their cut on app purchases. >>>> >>>> The networks have a silly amount of power over what goes into phones, >>>> purely because they are the ones who sell them to the vast majority of >>>> users (via bizarrely obfuscated credit agreements known as "service >>>> plans"). Imagine if your broadband provider gave you a "free" computer >>>> when you signed up and then crippled your access to it and took a cut >>>> of all the things you bought online. Yuck! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> >>>> >> -- >> >> * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * >> >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> subsidiaries. >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
