On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:46, Stephen Jolly <st...@jollys.org> wrote:
> I suspect that there is currently no way for third parties to get access to > iPlayer *content* without providing satisfactory guarantees that the content > will only be used in certain specific ways. I also suspect that *by > definition*, a FOSS application cannot provide those guarantees. Result: > impasse, and repeated heated discussions on the Backstage list about whether > enabling FOSS clients is better or worse for the average license-fee payer > than keeping rights-holders happy, etc. Well, the problem here is that nobody seems willing (or able, or is in the right place at the right time, etc., etc.) to state what exactly "satisfactory guarantees" and "certain specific ways" might actually constitute. Just getting _that_ would be a massive step forward. I suspect part of the reason for this is because it would expose those conditions to public scrutiny (without naming names, of course). > I'm not really addressing the issue of independent developers of proprietary > software here, obviously. I only really threw that in for good measure, if I'm honest :) M. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
