Re: [backstage] bbc offline?

2007-02-12 Thread Gordon Joly
At 17:07 + 8/2/07, Tom Loosemore wrote: excess traffic = a very nice problem to have, obviously! Yes, and the BBC servers tend to meet all demand. Gordo -- Think Feynman/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-12 Thread Gordon Joly
At 20:05 + 8/2/07, vijay chopra wrote: If I take content and use it to promote charities, the BBC remains impartial. It's me that's not. AFAIK there's nothing in the charter that forces third parties to be impartial. Just anal media luvvies (content producers) and their lawyers. If the

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-12 Thread Richard P Edwards
Thanks Tom, Seriously, at least this honest answer lets us consider another way. Is it possible for the BBC to set up a web-page and some publicity that asks the following question If you are a Rights Owner of work that has been broadcast by the BBC in the last 70 years, and would like

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-12 Thread Tom Loosemore
Tom, what kind of ninja lawyers does the Estate of Roy Plumley employ? :-) The same kind that Endemol and every other Independent media company uses to protect formats such as Big Brother? Good summary here: http://www.harbottle.com/hnl/pages/article_view_hnl/2078.php And it's the format

Re: [backstage] BBCHD Free to Air and SKY (non SKY+)

2007-02-12 Thread Adam Leach
Your be lucky to get something that cheap. Just checked maplins and found a High Definition FTA Satellite Receiver for £200 and it states it can handle BBC HD. (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=99265source=14doy=12m2) The alternative is to use your PC and get a Satelite TV Card

[backstage] Etech BBC Backstage Geekdinner

2007-02-12 Thread Ian Forrester
Hi All, I'm putting together a BBC Backstage sponsored geekdinner while over in San Diego. As I know quite a few of you are going out there for Etech too, it would be great to have support from other BBC people. If you could reply if your going to Etech that would be useful for further

[backstage] Does Wikipedia have a cash crisis? Could this be Another h2g2 moment?

2007-02-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
Does Wikipedia have a cash crisis? OK. When h2g2 ran out of money, Auntie bought it up. Perhaps it would be a good use of BBC money to support Wikipedia, given they don't want adverts. All they want is bandwidth - perhaps the BBC could provide it. Wouldn't BBC Wikipedia put the Beeb to the

Re: [backstage] BBCHD Free to Air and SKY (non SKY+)

2007-02-12 Thread George Wright
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 18:28 +, Adam Leach wrote: Your be lucky to get something that cheap. indeed Just checked maplins and found a High Definition FTA Satellite Receiver for £200 and it states it can handle BBC HD.

Re: [backstage] Does Wikipedia have a cash crisis? Could this be Another h2g2 moment?

2007-02-12 Thread Tom Loosemore
jimmy came and worked with us for two or three weeks back in 2004. nothing came of it, much to my shame. we had a good long look at ways of working together, but sadly we don't own our own bandwidth following the sale of BBC Technology to Siemans a couple of years ago. i think wikipedia will

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-12 Thread Tom Loosemore
On 12/02/07, Kirk Northrop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Loosemore wrote: There's lot of stuff for which the BBC owns *broadcast* rights, because that was the reality of all that was possible at the time. How about news stuff? Let's say a newsflash based on a press release from 10 Downing

Re: [backstage] Etech BBC Backstage Geekdinner

2007-02-12 Thread Mr I Forrester
Sorry guys this was meant to go internally :-* But if any of you guys are going to Etech do say so :) Ian Forrester wrote: Hi All, I'm putting together a BBC Backstage sponsored geekdinner while over in San Diego. As I know quite a few of you are going out there for Etech too, it would be

[backstage] First BBC Backstage Podcast: DRM and the BBC

2007-02-12 Thread Mr I Forrester
Hi All, Just in case you've not all heard or seen yet. We recently convinced some of the key people from the DRM debate, to sit around a table . We then recorded the results and have now made it available under the creative commons attribution licence for you all to use and remix to your

the question of DRM necessity (Re: [backstage] First BBC Backstage Podcast: DRM and the BBC)

2007-02-12 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We recently convinced some of the key people from the DRM debate, to sit around a table . We then recorded the results and have now made it available under the creative commons attribution licence for you all to use and remix to your hearts