BBC moves to file-sharing sites

Dygear · December 20th, 2006, 4:07 PM

The BBC will offer some of it's content online via Azureus's Zudeo. This could mean that we could here in the US download the UK version of the show! Full story here : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6194929.stm

TommySVT · December 20th, 2006, 4:41 PM

Awesome!

Buba · December 20th, 2006, 4:45 PM

Not Top Gear, though...

Blythy · December 20th, 2006, 5:08 PM

just cos top gear's not listed doesn't mean t won't be available

i think top gear is the embarrassing little wart for the BBC governors - everyone wants to see it, but they hate it.

AiR · December 20th, 2006, 6:19 PM

The determening factor: what will it cost?

nomix · December 20th, 2006, 6:39 PM

Another determening factor: Will it contain DRM? Will you be aloved to watch it without having a man from beeb humping you in the arse?

Dygear · December 20th, 2006, 6:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomix

Another determening factor: Will it contain DRM? Will you be aloved to watch it without having a man from beeb humping you in the arse?

Yes it will. It's to prevent people from sharing it, with that in mind ... Your probably going to have to pay for it, but it's the BBC ... so the hole pay thing makes no cents.

(Stupid Pun, I Know)

hype · December 20th, 2006, 9:07 PM

they should just make top gear dvd's, they made dvds for qi when there fans made a pertition...

fbc · December 20th, 2006, 9:15 PM

Great news - it may not be the perfect solution, but it's a start. It's good to see the BBC continue moving in this direction.

nomix · December 20th, 2006, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dygear

Yes it will. It's to prevent people from sharing it

Where have you been the last couple of years, sunshine? Quite a large number of the CDs on the market today comes with DRM.

And I hear you ask, does it stop copying? No, I answer. It stops copying in the same way a tortilla kan stop a bullet.

cdbob · December 20th, 2006, 10:47 PM

I think that they should release Top Gear on DVD like every other good show. It's the only way to get the quality.

Dygear · December 21st, 2006, 1:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomix

Where have you been the last couple of years, sunshine?

I'm saying the intent, not the end result. Don't be so bloody condescending.

nomix · December 21st, 2006, 2:42 PM

It just irritates the hell out of me when I see argumentation like that in support of DRM, clearly, you did not think of the end result, but you'd be suprised how many stupid people think it works.

And how many big corporations believe it. It's mad, really.

Susurrate · December 22nd, 2006, 3:51 AM

So the BBC will be offering tv shows online for me to download, like I already do, if I pay some sort of fee. OKAAAAAYYYYY.....

epp_b · December 22nd, 2006, 6:25 AM

Quote:

So the BBC will be offering tv shows online for me to download, like I already do, if I pay some sort of fee. OKAAAAAYYYYY.....

Well, I could download high quality videos in a widely-accepted standard format that's not crippled with DRM and doesn't contain a rootkit; all from an online community that treats me like their friend. BUT! Instead, I could pay money, get crappy service and have my computer turn itself against me?? Well, sign me up! [/cynical sarcasm]

Cobol74 · December 22nd, 2006, 9:22 AM

I think that the BBC needs to be give a chance to be crap. It may be that if you have a UK IP that you should be able to stream for free - hell, I've paid my licence fee but if you do not have a UK IP then some other means of paying for the artists rights has to be found. Success will depend, possibl, upon how slick the site is to find the stuff you wwant and how much the charge is to be - for non UK IPs. Now I may be completely wrong on this and we will all have to pay, and too much and it will be difficult to find the stuff you want but I hope not. As a point of information the latest settlement with the treasury has just been agreed, not sure that this is good for services given the switch over to digital in the UK and Rupert (I don't throw my weight about) Murdoch's interest in buying ITV.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6201935.stm

hajj · December 22nd, 2006, 10:33 AM

I thought you can already watch some BBC programs online if you are in the UK. But for foreigners this will be great.

Webmonkey · December 22nd, 2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Susurrate

So the BBC will be offering tv shows online for me to download, like I already do, if I pay some sort of fee. OKAAAAAYYYYY.....

hehe, best.post.ever images/smilies/wink.gif

nomix · December 22nd, 2006, 12:14 PM

Well, if you look at iTunes, you pay good money for a product that is not in any way as good as the product you download for free, does not give you the same options, and basically, it isn't the way to go.

If you want to sell something, you've gotta make it better than what you can pick up on the street.

I can pick up water from the sea. Why do I pay to get it in the spring? Because the water in the spring is BETTER.

(And, of course, it isn't full of salt)

December 20th, 2006, 4:07 PM	#1
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December 20th, 2006, 4:45 PM	#3
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Blythy Joined: Sep 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 24th, 2009 Posts: 1,009 Car: Vauxhall Corsa SXi 1.2 Oh fuck yeah! Rep Power: 23	just cos top gear's not listed doesn't mean t won't be available i think top gear is the embarrassing little wart for the BBC governors - everyone wants to see it, but they hate it. __________________

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nomix True Viking Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 1:10 AM Location: Norway Posts: 4,096 Rep Power: 65	Another determening factor: Will it contain DRM? Will you be aloved to watch it without having a man from beeb humping you in the arse? __________________ "If you're not getting the picture you want, you're not close enough" - Robert Capa "Your first 14000 pictures are your worst" - HCB - David Bailey! Who's he?!

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hype Joined: Jul 6th, 2006 Last Online: November 2nd, 2009 Location: England Age: 19 Posts: 522 Car: GT Chucker Rep Power: 19	they should just make top gear dvd's, they made dvds for qi when there fans made a pertition... __________________ "They said that drum machines aint got no soul, They said rap was a fad, but it surpassed rock and roll"

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TommySVT Joined: May 22nd, 2005 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 115 Car: 98 Contour SVT and 92 Camaro RS Rep Power: 19	Awesome!

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fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,776 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 128	Great news - it may not be the perfect solution, but it's a start. It's good to see the BBC continue moving in this direction. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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cdbob Joined: Dec 1st, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,648 Car: 1987 Volvo 245 DL Rep Power: 30	I think that they should release Top Gear on DVD like every other good show. It's the only way to get the quality. __________________ Thanks to everyone who has made sigs for me

December 21st, 2006, 2:42 PM	#13
nomix True Viking Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 1:10 AM Location: Norway Posts: 4,096 Rep Power: 65	It just irritates the hell out of me when I see argumentation like that in support of DRM, clearly, you did not think of the end result, but you'd be suprised how many stupid people think it works. And how many big corporations believe it. It's mad, really. __________________ "If you're not getting the picture you want, you're not close enough" - Robert Capa "Your first 14000 pictures are your worst" - HCB - David Bailey! Who's he?!

December 22nd, 2006, 3:51 AM	#14
Susurrate Joined: Apr 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 5:08 AM Location: North of Atlanta. Posts: 1,043 Car: Civic Rep Power: 46	So the BBC will be offering tv shows online for me to download, like I already do, if I pay some sort of fee. OKAAAAAYYYYY..... __________________ One unnamed team principal, asked if Mosley really was going to step down, said he would believe it "only when I see the stake through his heart."

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	I think that the BBC needs to be give a chance to be crap. It may be that if you have a UK IP that you should be able to stream for free - hell, I've paid my licence fee but if you do not have a UK IP then some other means of paying for the artists rights has to be found. Success will depend, possibl, upon how slick the site is to find the stuff you wwant and how much the charge is to be - for non UK IPs. Now I may be completely wrong on this and we will all have to pay, and too much and it will be difficult to find the stuff you want but I hope not. As a point of information the latest settlement with the treasury has just been agreed, not sure that this is good for services given the switch over to digital in the UK and Rupert (I don't throw my weight about) Murdoch's interest in buying ITV. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6201935.stm __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

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hajj Joined: Mar 29th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,871 Rep Power: 24	I thought you can already watch some BBC programs online if you are in the UK. But for foreigners this will be great.

December 22nd, 2006, 12:14 PM	#19
nomix True Viking Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 1:10 AM Location: Norway Posts: 4,096 Rep Power: 65	Well, if you look at iTunes, you pay good money for a product that is not in any way as good as the product you download for free, does not give you the same options, and basically, it isn't the way to go. If you want to sell something, you've gotta make it better than what you can pick up on the street. I can pick up water from the sea. Why do I pay to get it in the spring? Because the water in the spring is BETTER. (And, of course, it isn't full of salt) __________________ "If you're not getting the picture you want, you're not close enough" - Robert Capa "Your first 14000 pictures are your worst" - HCB - David Bailey! Who's he?!

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