On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 14:13, David Tomlinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Mo McRoberts wrote: > >> >> Permitting (and encouraging) filesharing is not the same as abolishing >> copyright. Thankfully, it’s not incompatible with copyright, either. >> Indeed, it’s been trialled as a catch-up/distribution mechanism by >> PSBs outside of the UK over the past couple of years, with decent >> results. >> > Yes, the BBC iplayer initially used filesharing technology.
Um. yes, but “use of filesharing technology” is completely unrelated in anything but a technical sense to sanctioning individuals sharing content themselves on filesharing networks. M. - 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]/
