License question

[Colin Law]

On 3 September 2016 at 12:28, michael norman <michaeltnorman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/09/16 10:11, Jonathan H wrote:
>>
>> I don't think you'll see a better summary of the situation than this.
>> And yes, I realise the irony of copying and pasting an entire
>> advertising-funded page, but when the advert covers the entire page
>> and makes the article unreadable then I think it's fair use! (see
>> http://tinypic.com/r/15fxxf/9 )
>>
>> Original article here:
>>
>> http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/bbc-closes-loophole-for-whiny-freeloaders-20160902113219
>> (warning: contains a swear which I've starred out here in case the
>> list rejects is)
>>
>> PEOPLE with an absurd sense of entitlement will no longer be able to
>> watch BBC iPlayer for free, the broadcaster has confirmed.
>>
>> The broadcaster closed the loophole, which allowed people access to
>> billions of pounds worth of entertainment for free, yesterday after a
>> high-level decision that those people could go f**k themselves.
>>
>> Craft beer ambassador Tom Booker said: “I don’t own a television, I
>> don’t have a television aerial on the chimney of my house, I don’t
>> even have a house. I’m contemporary.
>>
>> “So when I’m watching Bake-Off ironically on my MacBook I shouldn’t be
>> liable for any licence fee, because what I am doing is completely
>> different and cooler.
>>
>> “YouTube’s free, and I don’t see the distinction between high-quality
>> content by a broadcasting organisation which is the envy of the world
>> and blurred smartphone footage of teenagers punching each other’s
>> groins.
>>
>> “Where does this end? Paying for music?”
>>
>> A BBC spokesman said: “We’ve got Attenborough, you whiny bitches, so pay
>> up.”
>>
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> I think I'll find out where Craft Beer contemporary man brews his beer and
> arrange to syphon off some of his beer and drink it for nothing, in my
> hipster tree house, safe in the knowledge that I am being really cool.  If
> not paying for content paid for by others is acceptable then "all property
> is theft" including his beer.
>
> Unless I missed the irony and they made him up.  I fear not.

I think you did. The whole article is intended as a joke.

Colin

>
> You Tube is only "free" in the sense that you don't have to pay upfront, it
> makes its money by selling your data, and not paying very much for the
> professionally produced content it does carry.
>
> Try watching Netflix, Amazon et al for nothing
>
> M
>
>
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