Mark Carroll <m...@ixod.org> wrote: > Budgie <aje...@errichel.co.uk> writes: > >> I guess the public will only get access to the iPlayer material if they >> have a TV licence or some new "on-line" license. Just a guess but is it >> a credible threat? > > I'd be fine with having to put my television licence number in a > .iplayerrc file or somesuch for get_iplayer to pass on to the BBC! > I guess we'll see what happens ...
I thought, and correct me if I'm wrong, there are fringe cases wherein one does not need to get a TV licence in order to watch iPlayer content: 1) You do not plan to watch live content at any time. This includes watching BBC live feeds on the iPlayer. 2) If visually impaired/blind, do not display visual content on any display of any kind. In other words, only listen to audio. Therefore, I doubt the BBC will require one to have a license to watch catch-up content. Sources: http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/tvlicence http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/blindseverely-sight-impaired-aud5 http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/how-to-tell-us-you-dont-watch-tv-top12 > -- Mark Timothy _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
