It turns out it isn't the iPlayer but the "higher quality" DVB-T recording that BT offer as part of their package. Although as they have no claim to copyright over them, it a bit hard to understand how they can charge extra for them, for example I couldn't record BBC one off-air, make a +1 of it and then transmit it via satellite and charge a fee for it.
Could I? Or could I? 2008/6/9 Darren Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would suspect so, as they would likely claim that it is like any number > of satellite channels bundled on sky, provided at zero cost, but only > available as part of a package which includes other chargeable services. > > > > Marketing drones, don't you just love them… > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 1:09 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT Vision to charge £3 per month > for the iPlayer? > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7439652.stm > > 2008/6/5 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > According to > http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3580-catch-up-tv-on-bt-vision-no-longer-free.html > > "BT Vision now has a TV Replay Pack that costs £3 per month and covers the > ... BBC iPlayer service." > > Is it OK for BT to charge for access to the free iPlayer? > > --- > > Brian Butterworth > > http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 > > > ***************************************************************************************** > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to > http://www.hull.ac.uk/legal/email_disclaimer.html > > ***************************************************************************************** > -- Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
