On 9 October 2015 at 10:59, CJB wrote:
> https://www.vpncompare.co.uk/bbc-iplayer-cracks-down-and-blocks-vpn-users/
so what?
get-iplayer isn't intended to be used to avoid, work-around or breach
the controls that the BBC apply to the content they make available on
> On 9 Oct 2015, at 07:32, George Eycott wrote:
>
> I agree - was not suggesting otherwise. Though the overseas and VPN part of
> your statement is irrelevant. If people do not pay the license fee and get
> BBC stuff for nothing they are stealing stuff we pay for. Don't
> So as a UK resident who can’t receive TV so I don’t pay for a TV licence you
> think I should be regarded as a thief ? nice… Perhaps you should check the
> current legal situation of the licence fee before accusing folk of stealing.
You know when you wish you hadn't bothered. OK, so yes
I use a VPN when on holiday in France - if you had to login to the Iplayer
with your TV licence number then this would get around this. I agree that
people who don't pay shouldn't be getting the content.
Mark
So the point here is what. I pay the BBC license fee and am happy to do
so.
On 09/10/15 13:23, John Crisp wrote:
On 09/10/15 11:59, CJB wrote:
https://www.vpncompare.co.uk/bbc-iplayer-cracks-down-and-blocks-vpn-users/
On an entirely technical point it is clearly not all VPNs - I have just
tested with 2 different ones that I can use and neither are currently
blocked.
Thank you George.
Also I do know that many friends are ex-pats living overseas in warmer
climes over the British winter. They are all BBC licence fee payers.
They have now been cut off from accessing what they have already paid
in advance for - use of iPlayer.
How are they stealing programmes
On 09/10/15 11:59, CJB wrote:
> https://www.vpncompare.co.uk/bbc-iplayer-cracks-down-and-blocks-vpn-users/
>
On an entirely technical point it is clearly not all VPNs - I have just
tested with 2 different ones that I can use and neither are currently
blocked.
Both are VPNs with endpoints I
On 09/10/15 11:33, George Eycott wrote:
Although get_iplayer is not intended to bypass geographical restrictions,
the news does explain why some people are getting the error messages that
they have been seeing (bear in mind some people may be using a VPN from
within the UK). They may have
On 09/10/2015 12:09, CJB wrote:
Thank you George.
Also I do know that many friends are ex-pats living overseas in warmer
climes over the British winter. They are all BBC licence fee payers.
They have now been cut off from accessing what they have already paid
in advance for - use of iPlayer.
I
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Fearghas
Mckay wrote:
> > On 9 Oct 2015, at 07:32, George Eycott wrote:
> >
> > I agree - was not suggesting otherwise. Though the overseas and VPN
> > part of your statement is irrelevant.
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