Mo McRoberts wrote:
No, it really didn’t.
P2P requires the sharing of the content, only between users to the
iPlayer, using the BBC approved software. I don't mean the BBC intended
to share it on public P2P networks or internationally.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49291924,00.htm
"iPlayer uses an application called Kontiki that manages your programme
downloads. The problem is Kontiki is a P2P application that not only
downloads content, but uploads it too. Files are distributed by
'seeders', or people who have chunks of the file to upload to others,
which means the BBC can reduce its costs."
iPlayer no longer users Kontiki or P2P.
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