When I was developing iplayerconverter a couple of years ago I was basically told the following: 1. You must have the phrase "supported by backstage.bbc.co.uk" somewhere, which should link to the Backstage T&Cs page (not sure how that would apply for a mobile app - your idea of putting it on the about screen sounds sensible) 2. You can have generic ads (I use Google Adsense) so long as they aren't inappropriate (so no porn ads or suchlike) or too intrusive. 3. You can't make a significant profit from or charge for access to BBC content. So basically ads are for covering running costs and not making your fortune. 4. You can't use BBC logos or other branding (such as channel logos) without signing a separate branding agreement (unfortunately the branding agreement then specifically forbids you from running ads on the same page as BBC branding) Not sure if this is still the case - time for the voice from on high to clarify the current licensing situation perhaps? Andrew Dancy www.iplayerconverter.co.uk _____
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Piggott Sent: 17 February 2010 11:11 To: [email protected] Subject: [backstage] Traffic Feed Android App Idea Hi, I am building an Android App to display BBC TPEG traffic and public transport data. The app will be free, but I want to put generic adverts at the bottom of the screen (provided by Admob). I will put an acknowledgement to BBC Backstage in my about screen. The Backstage website has alot of info about including feeds in websites, but not apps. I just want to make sure I am not breaking any TOC, by releasing the app to the Android market. PS How do you submit prototypes that are apps not websites on the BBC backstage website ? Regards M Piggott
