bpa wrote: > The RTMP programs were in the XML feed which I interpret to mean they > were syndicated. They were only removed from the XML feed this year. > When the RTMP programs were first in the XML feed, Flash was proprietary > and only by reverse engineering Flash could RTMP be played. However > shortly after the RTMP program in the XML feed became available, Adobe > published the RTMP protocol and so implementation of Flash could be > written which were not reverse engineered. To play an RTMP feed, a > number of additional BBC specific parameters are needed. So although > BBC offered the RTMP programs in the XML feeds, the BBC may be claiming > only BBC had right to use the BBC specific parameters necessary to play > the programs but it could be argued that the only way to play the > offered syndicated programs was to use the additional parameters. This > may have resulted in plugin appearing to be a BBC player in BBC usage > stats. The BBCiPlayer plugin did not save or download the programs and > was not commercial, so it could be said the plugin complied with the > spirit of BBC restrictions. > > There is little point in arguing these issues with BBC any further as it > is best to keep relationship amicable. So Marantz, Musical Fidelity and many others also did this without the BBC knowing. Is that realistic?
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