On 20/03/2008, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 18/03/2008, Nick Reynolds-FM&T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > People may be interested in this blog post from Ashley: > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/03/bbc_iplayer_on_iphone_upd > > ate_1.html > > "As some commentators have pointed out, the reason the volume of > iPlayer hacks is this low is probably because if you want to keep a > permanent copy of a BBC programme for your personal use, there are > easier ways to do it than hacking the iPhone implementation (which > we've made considerably harder, if not impossible)." > > That it was hacked the day it was rolled out makes the statement > "considerably harder, if not impossible" ridiculous.
It's even sillier when you get paid over a grand a day to know about these things! "You can simply tape/PVR your desired programme from air. If you > really want to illegally distribute BBC programmes, then this is > possible too. PVR BBC programmes off-air, and then upload the files to > a file-sharing site." And of course there are places (such as libraries and schools) that actually have the right to retain copies as long as they want, and the BBC is, perhaps illegally, preventing this! Does this put the BBC in a difficult position? Its blog is being used > to share information on ways to get around content-restrictions on a > BBC service! There is a great tension here between the BBC News "the truth even if it unpleasant" part of the corporation and the BBC Worldwide "exploit the public" attitude. I'm imagining it here like a game of "It's a Knockout", I can hear Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring laughing extensively at the unedifying spectacle. -- > Regards, > Dave > Personal opinion only. > - > 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]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
