Thank You

[Alan Milewczyk]

I'm amazed at these discussions.

The issue for the BBC is one of the protection of intellectual property. 
Yes, the problem has been around since recording devices became 
available but since the advent of digital technology it has spiralled 
out of all belief as a problem to the copyright holder.

Digital gives us the unprecedented ability to make a perfect copy, not a 
lossy copy as with tape (whether audio or video). It enables us to make 
copies faster than ever before, even without ever "holding" that medium 
in one's hands.

We've seen how the film studios have been clamping down on piracy. The 
BBC is sitting on a massive treasure trove. What makes anyone think they 
will give this up willingly. Ignoring the technical limitations of the 
BBC iPlayer, the BBC lets us "enjoy" THEIR content for a limited period. 
What we have with get_iplayer is a way of circumventing the restrictions 
the BBC puts on us.

Don't get me wrong, I am a massive fan of get_iplayer, but I think 
protestations of the sort described in these threads will fall on deaf 
ears. Just be thankful we have people with the technical ability to keep 
up with whatever barriers are put our way!

Alan

On 04/11/2014 09:18, waclarke at btconnect.com wrote:
> On 04/11/14 01:51, Peter S Kirk wrote:
>> After all, GiP is no different from the old method of recording TV to 
>> VCR
>> or Radio to cassette tape.
> Isn't that the point, by using GIP we are only using another type of 
> recording device to record content from the BBC. I could buy a 
> DigitalTV today, connect a external HD to it and record digital TV and 
> store it for as long I wish. The only difference by using GIP is that 
> I am recording programs that have been aired in the past 30 days, not 
> live broadcasts.
>
> Would it be worth trying to start some dialogue with the BBC (not sure 
> if this has already been tried ?) to see if there is a way they (GIP 
> developers) could work together and have GIP as a recognised 3rd party 
> product or just accepted for Nitro. As it has proved in the last few 
> days, the BBC changes things people will find a way to get over these 
> changes, by closing doors, it only makes people more determined.
>
> If the BBC wanted to they could shut down GIP today by appling DRM to 
> all content streaming (like Netflix and Prime) so I cannot see by 
> starting any dialogue, how that would change anything as they already 
> know about GIP, we are not telling them something they don't know about.
>