Re: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-20 Thread Richard Edwards
Hi Frank, Check mate for all of us, at the moment. Yes, I am sure that the BBC would prevail if they took such a case to court. at the same time, the potential for irreversible harm to the public persona of the Corporation would be rather large. I am certain that none of us has the right

RE: [backstage] democracyplayer

2006-12-20 Thread Richard Edwards
Congratulations to Azureus.. the first to get their foot in the door. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6194929.stm Anyone know how much they paid? Personally, I am a little sad. I would have thought that the BBC could have done this for themselves. Instead of using a DRM model from

RE: [backstage] Psiphon

2006-11-28 Thread Richard Edwards
Hi Lee, I accept your points, at the same time though, the British are being sold on this idea of privacy with a number, an ID number. Well, as a public Corporation the BBC could reverse that thinking and treat us all as UK residents wherever we are in the world already.. it is still far

Re: [backstage] Web2.0 - tennets, rules, development philosophy... I'd love you to give us some feedback

2006-07-17 Thread Richard Edwards
the management of this new structure for those within the Beeb. Please remember that the users as well as the providers have a choice that is exercised whenever they use the web, and therefore all these structures have to be liquid in conception. Have fun:) Richard Edwards On Friday, July 14

Re: [backstage] backstage IM bots

2006-02-06 Thread Richard Edwards
Hi Mario,Can the bot call me at various times during the day to tell me the rss story headings, or just show me the video from the one o'clock news at two, from the bbc web-site?On 6 Feb 2006, at 23:43, Mario Menti wrote:On 2/6/06, Mario Menti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks David.   Nice

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Richard Edwards
Hi Tom, I am another lurker here I think that the music business and entertainment business will have to eventually behave like any normal retailer does. Can you imagine buying a chain-saw and then paying an extra royalty for every piece of wood that you cut? Well as a member of the

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Richard Edwards
At the same time, if I am sitting in my living room in London with my laptop, paying a TV license - then I can access it. Yet if I take my same laptop to my house in Spain then I can't access it. surely that is where I would want it most. I would pay - no problem. I'm really happy to

Re: [backstage] Backstage - Stagnant

2005-11-03 Thread Richard Edwards
Strange,In my view the copyright law was written to make sure that the creator was paid their dues.. this argument is all about not using any of the content because no one knows who to pay and how much to pay. The creators will therefore lose money from other new streams of revenue it

Re: [backstage] Backstage - Stagnant

2005-10-25 Thread Richard Edwards
Jim, I somewhat agree. I am not a programmer but I watch the mails here for a clue as to where people want things to go. The BBC have incredible resources yet there seems to be more innovation of the Apple Discussions board. As an example, this week Sky News re- launched, even as a normal