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.sm...@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.sm...@cantab.net> > Cambridge, UK > >> On 12 Jul 2016, at 09:53, CJB <chrisjbr...@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 <ro...@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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> get_iplayer mailing list >>> get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org >>> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> get_iplayer mailing list >> get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org >> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer