In the US, it is my opinion that while it is probably a violation of
the BBC's website terms of use, using a proxy service to access
streaming content for personal use would be considered fair use from the
viewpoint of copyright.
Nevertheless - In the specific case of iPlayer and Canada, if you have
an Apple device such as an iPhone or iPad, you can download the BBC
iPlayer app and watch BBC content freely, although I do not know if
Antiques Roadshow is one of the shows available. The app is also
available in Australia and the EU. The sun never sets on the BBC's
digital distribution rights (if you have an iPhone, that is.) [Why they
are able to distribute video over iPhones but not over desktops I cannot
fathom. It is also the case that you can freely access BBC radio content
outside the UK on a desktop, but not over a mobile device.]
Another possibility is to keep an eye on the Antiques Roadshow website
at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj2y where they usually select a
few clips from recent episodes and make them available for a time
worldwide without restriction. Perhaps they will excerpt Mike Shaw's
segment there.
On 15.10.2012 11:02, Steve Lelievre wrote:
On 15/10/2012 10:48 AM, brick...@62bricks.com wrote:
Online content that is blocked for certain regions can be viewed
using a proxy service. There is a simple program called Tunnelbear,
available at http://tunnelbear.com , that will allow you to view
content that is restricted to the UK. You just download the program,
turn it "on" and set it to "UK" and sites like BBC iPlayer will
function. The service is free with a monthly data limit.
Using proxy services is common and completely legal
In the context of Mac's question, the above statement seems overly
simple to me, and a full answer must depend on the country you live
in.
In Canada, using a proxy service is indeed completely legal in
itself. However, with the Copyright Moderization Act passed back in
September it becomes a crimal offence to "avoid, bypass, remove,
deactivate or impair [a] technological protection measure unless it
is
done with the authority of the copyright owner" where a technological
protection measure is defined as "any effective technology, device or
component that, in the ordinary course of its operation [...]
controls
access to a work". The new law is still waiting for Royal Assent but
this is expected soon.
In its ordinary course of operation the iPlayer prevents access for
non-UK viewing. This control is in place specifically for copyright
reasons so, to my way of thinking, in Canada use of a proxy could
perhaps be contrued as an attempt to circumvent the protection
measure. An analogy might be that although it's OK to posess a
screwdriver, it is illegal in Canada to use that screwdriver to
remove
a neighbour's doorlock to get in order to use the pool while the
neighbour is on vacation.
I concede however, that I have no legal training, and of course
there's no Case Law in place yet to guide us on how the courts would
actually view the practice.
Steve
On 15.10.2012 06:05, Mac Oglesby wrote:
Alas! I get a message saying "BBC iPlayer programmes are available
to
play in the UK only,"
Any alternatives which might let those of us not in the UK see
Mike?
Best wishes,
Mac Oglesby
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