Disabling television mode

[CJB]

I do have a viewing license - and have had for years - so where's the
illegality? All I asked is how get_iplayer would be affected by this
requirement. CJB

On 12/07/2016, Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net> wrote:
> I believe Roger is asking how he can ensure that he does not break the law
> by using get_iplayer to accidentally download TV from a location he does not
> have a licence for. I suspect some sort of command line option or config
> file entry that forces radio only would do the job, but I don't know if one
> exists.
>
> Roger's question and your answer demonstrates the two different groups of
> people on this list: those that want to stay within the law (with or without
> a TV licence) and those that don't. It's been established in the past that
> list policy is only to support the "stay within the law" option.
>
> --
> Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
> Cambridge, UK
>
>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 09:53, CJB <chrisjbrady at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> How does the September 1 requirement affect get_iplayer TV then? And -
>> yes - I do have a licence although with all of the junk programmes and
>> repeats ad nauseum I frequently wonder why.
>>
>> The Beeb's online 'Store' is still  a lemon - it never worked for me -
>> and I had to claim a non-delivery refund through Paypal Customer
>> Support when a file I'd purchased refused to download.
>>
>> I fully expect to see a rise in torrenting after September.
>>
>> CJB.
>>
>>> On 12/07/2016, Roger Bell_West <roger at firedrake.org> wrote:
>>> We know that as of 1 September a TV licence will be required to
>>> download TV programmes from the BBC.
>>>
>>> I have a hosted server away from my premises, which is mains-powered
>>> equipment, and therefore not covered by my own TV licence (if any);
>>> the hosting company quite reasonably has no interest in covering it
>>> either.
>>>
>>> So I want to ensure that it will be unable to download TV programmes,
>>> even by accident, while still remaining available for radio. Any
>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> R
>>>
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