Comments on: BBC iPlayer: still with DRM http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:09:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sirrallan http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655/comment-page-1#comment-377056 Sirrallan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:07:24 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655#comment-377056 James said out the back of his head, "If you’re outside the UK then you legally cant use the service but by using a fake IP address such as HideMyIP you probably could and they almost certaintly wont prosecute". They won't prosecute, he's right on that one, cause using a fake IP address WONT get you the BBC goodies. I've tried it. The beeb just say your outside of the UK. James said out the back of his head,
“If you’re outside the UK then you legally cant use the service but by using a fake IP address such as HideMyIP you probably could and they almost certaintly wont prosecute”.

They won’t prosecute, he’s right on that one, cause using a fake IP address WONT get you the BBC goodies.
I’ve tried it.
The beeb just say your outside of the UK.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655/comment-page-1#comment-279922 Reader's Write Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:05:20 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655#comment-279922 "The expiry date for the BBC Content that you download will vary according to the agreements BBC has with rights holders of that content. BBC Content will be automatically deleted from your computer once its expiry date has been reached." More hassle than it's worth. Even if it's free. “The expiry date for the BBC Content that you download will vary according to the agreements BBC has with rights holders of that content. BBC

Content will be automatically deleted from your computer once its expiry date has been reached.”

More hassle than it’s worth. Even if it’s free.

]]> By: James http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655/comment-page-1#comment-279646 James Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:12:16 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14655#comment-279646 "...users agree not to, "infringe any applicable law including copyright law when accessing and using BBC iPlayer". The Beeb doesn’t say how it’ll identified infringers, or what it’ll do to them if and when it catches them." This is purely speculation as to the best of my knowledge no infringers have been caught. The BBC is funded by a unique way which dates back to the 1920s and 30s when it was the only radio and then TV provider in the UK. The BBC is available over air and does not carry adverts nor is it encrypted. If you own a TV in the UK which over 98% of households do you are legally required to buy a licence fee which is about £140 or $280. The BBC uses mailing lists and detector vans to detect people who have a TV but have not paid the licence fee. More woman have gone to jail for this then for everything else apart from shop lifting. So they'll probably prosecute offenders in the UK. If theres a new version of something like FairUse4WMP they'll pull the service just like Sky ( a part of News International and cousin of the Fox network) did. If you're outside the UK then you legally cant use the service but by using a fake IP address such as HideMyIP you probably could and they almost certaintly wont prosecute. “…users agree not to, “infringe any applicable law including copyright law when accessing and using BBC iPlayer”.
The Beeb doesn’t say how it’ll identified infringers, or what it’ll do to them if and when it catches them.”
This is purely speculation as to the best of my knowledge no infringers have been caught. The BBC is funded by a unique way which dates back to the 1920s and 30s when it was the only radio and then TV provider in the UK. The BBC is available over air and does not carry adverts nor is it encrypted. If you own a TV in the UK which over 98% of households do you are legally required to buy a licence fee which is about £140 or $280. The BBC uses mailing lists and detector vans to detect people who have a TV but have not paid the licence fee. More woman have gone to jail for this then for everything else apart from shop lifting. So they’ll probably prosecute offenders in the UK. If theres a new version of something like FairUse4WMP they’ll pull the service just like Sky ( a part of News International and cousin of the Fox network) did. If you’re outside the UK then you legally cant use the service but by using a fake IP address such as HideMyIP you probably could and they almost certaintly wont prosecute.

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