How about this. If you offered a service that provided the BBC channels with 1/25th of a second delay, a BBC1+1/90000 then you could watch the channel without a TV license because the channel would not be 'live', which is the requirement for a TV Licence.
Yes, guesswork.... 2008/6/9 Richard P Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm sure that they will have.... it would be great to see a copy, perhaps > it was overlooked that BT is more than just a UK centric business model. :-)I > must say that the peace here may be broken by the following phrase ... > "She stressed that the BBC would not be making any money from the new > arrangement." > Classic choice of words ..... BBC now giving content away, or was "profit" > the preferred noun? > Count me in for DVB-T via the net, and for Mac .... excellent news. > > RichE > > On 9 Jun 2008, at 18:10, Gavin Pearce wrote: > > Have BT / Virgin got a license from the BBC for it then? > > - Gav > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Darren Stephens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ] > *Sent:* 09 June 2008 17:02 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: > [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT Vision to charge £3 per month for the > iPlayer? > > Apart from BT doing it under licence? > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > *On Behalf Of *Gavin Pearce > *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 4:29 PM > *To:* '[email protected]' > *Subject:* [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] Re: > Is it OK for BT Vision to charge £3 per month for the iPlayer? > The way I read it was ... > They are offering it as part of another service, so they're not charging > for the BBC channels, you get those free, if you "buy" this other service. > I might be wrong?? > Still plenty of loop-holes here to setup a free "BBC+1" if a user > subscribes to your "members only website" :-) > Im just guessing here though lol > > *Gavin Pearce* |* **Junior Web Developer* |* **TBS > *The Columbia Centre, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JG, United Kingdom > Direct: +44 (0) 1344 403488 | Office: +44 (0) 1344 306011 | Fax: +44 (0) > 1344 427138 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Yahoo: pearce.gavin | Skype: tbs.gavin > *www.tbs.uk.com <http://www.tbs.uk.com/> > * > *TBS is a trading name of Technology Services International Limited. > Registered in England, company number 2079459.* > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ] > *Sent:* 09 June 2008 15:41 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT > Vision to charge £3 per month for the iPlayer? > If BT can, why can't you or anyone else? > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]*On > Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 09 June 2008 15:31 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT Vision to > charge £3 per month for the iPlayer? > 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 > > This message has been scanned for viruses by *Viatel > MailControl<http://viatel.mailcontrol.com/> > *, a service from *Viatel <http://www.viatel.com/>*. > > This message has been scanned for viruses by *Viatel > MailControl<http://viatel.mailcontrol.com/> > *, a service from *Viatel <http://www.viatel.com/>*. > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by *Viatel > MailControl<http://viatel.mailcontrol.com/> > *, a service from *Viatel <http://www.viatel.com/>*. > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by *Viatel > MailControl<http://viatel.mailcontrol.com/> > *, a service from *Viatel <http://www.viatel.com/>*. > > > -- Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
