On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Ian Forrester <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I think this is the issue, in a nutshell. > > I can't, won't talk for the rest of the BBC but it seems if your streaming > iplayer content inside the UK on to your PC device, that's fine. However if > you download the files your on the wrong side of a line. > > If it was that simple that would be great but if your streaming to a consumer > device/appliance then your also on the wrong side of the imaginary line.
If so, this really makes things difficult for those advocating for 'consumer devices' to better support Web standards, because the distinction seems essentially to be a requirement that Webby stuff be hard to use. If it works nicely 'out of the box' without being a complicated computer-y experience, then it goes in the 'consumer appliance' pile? > This gets very tricky when you create a plugin for something like > XBMC,Boxee,Plex which can be both a PC and appliance. The notions of device, > appliance and PC are very blured but it sounds like deals have been done > based on there differences. Rather than us speculate about the potential structure of possible deals, could someone wearing a BBC hat investigate the possibility of sharing some of these definitions? > Generally if you take the p*** I'll get shouted at and I'll ask you nicely to > close the service/script/prototype :) of course breaking the backstage > licence will you a heavy knock at the door :) Publishing some definitions might help :) Dan - 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]/
