Tony Arnold wrote: > Rob, > > Rob Beard wrote: > > >> See I don't understand what the third parties get so fussed about. The >> programmes can be recorded off air onto DVD and duplicated in much >> better quality than what you get on the iPlayer. >> > > It is a little odd. The BBC have to pay these third parties, i.e., the > copyright owners a fee every time they broadcast their work (have you > heard the podcast of the New Quiz, for example? They cut out any music > excerpts that are played on the broadcast version!) > > I'm fairly sure that technically, anyone who records a TV programme is > in breach of copyright as they are if they rip a CD to their MP3 player, > and yet TV recording gear is sold in the millions and recording seems to > be actively encouraged by some parties. > > The whole model is just wrong in my view. But I don't know how to ensure > artists get a fair fee for their work but consumers also have the > freedom to copy stuff as they wish. > > >> Just tried the ITV catchup service, didn't seem to want to work on Hardy >> Beta with Firefox 3 Beta 5 and Flash on AMD64. Still I'm not fussed, >> I'll just watch the corrie omnibus at the weekend. >> > > The ITV service only works on IE as it needs an Active X control > installed for it to work. They've been quite up front from the start > that this is a limitation. > > What gets me, though, is that whole load of fuss has been made about the > iPlayer limitations from the BBC (including the ISPs wanting the BBC to > contribute to the cost of upgrading their networks) and yet very little > is said about the ITV service, which is even more restrictive than iPlayer. > > Regards, > Tony. > Its simple, nobody's making you pay for the ITV service that you cant use.
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