Whilst, as already mentioned, rights agreements stop us from doing this for most programmes, there are cases where we can do it. It's even part of the service licence for Radio 4.
>From >http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/2008/radio4_Apr08.pdf: "offer broadcast radio content for download for an unlimited period of time after broadcast, although this must not include unabridged readings of published works nor full track commercial music nor classical music" Which allows us to do lovely things such as this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/ Cheers Jonathan On 28 Feb 2010, at 17:38, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: > indefinitely live BBC archive? > > my daughter (age 13) asks: > > why can't the BBC make some programmes available all the time? > > regards > > Jonathan > > ie there must be a large number of programmes that the BBC creates, and owns > copyright permissions. > why aren't at least some of these available via search indefinitely, aka > youtube/bbc > - > 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]/ - 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]/
