How is this different to taping using a cassette recorder, video or DVD recorder to record radio 7 for personal use via DAB radio or television output? Or is that illegal also? Yet the BBC asks people to contribute past radio shows and videos to their archive?
Shades of Mao? I think not... Puzzled, Yes, Siobhan Ramsey Sandbox Education -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eeyore Sent: 05 August 2005 12:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [backstage] bbc2mp3 I also couldn't agree more. Surely there is little point in the BBC supporting this initiative through the Web site if they are going to get shirty about the potential horrendous issues of copyright? Nearly all 'data' is copyright in one way or another.. or worse.. potentially subject to issues relating to the Data Protection Act, so almost any software project proposed or developed here by way of promoting better, or alternative, access to data is going to fall foul of copyright issues. >Richard Edwards wrote: > >>Sorry, I hate to see the fear factor determine what can be done:) > >I agree completely. > >The divergent approaches to this from Google and the BBC (as >represented so emphatically by Mr. Loosemore) couldn't be more >startling. > >Copyright is an interesting can of worms, that so many developers >choose to ignore because on the face of it, it's nothing but a PITA >that can instantly dim the spark of (technical) creativity. > >However we do all of course have obligations under the current >copyright legislation, hence not publishing such code on the likes >of SF until the relevant avenues are explored. > >Personally, where the BBC's copyright may be unknowingly infringed, >I'd rather a constructive analysis of the tool(s) involved rather >than dialling R for Rumpole. > >C. > >- >Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >please visit >http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >Unofficial list archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -- ------------------------------- Eeyore My House e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------- - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
