Re: So what does this really mean

On 16/09/16 22:30, David Cantrell wrote: On 2016-09-16, 21:03, michael norman wrote: Are we not OT with this ? Hi, welcome to the internet. It's a place where people talk about things and there is topic drift. I'm afraid that if you don't learn to put up with it you're going to get very

Re: So what does this really mean

From: David Cantrell Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 20:44 Have you seen the quality of TV programming in Italian and German? THAT is why they want English content, and also why their own content is not worth protecting. Yes, although only FTA. I don't agree that it is all bad or even

Re: Audio encoding changed, truncated audio files

From: Vangelis forthnet Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 23:53 Interestingly, all the HAF modes have been removed. NO, they have not! You are using GiP 2.95, the "haf" radiomodes were implemented in 2.96+ :

Re: So what does this really mean

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:30:39PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: >(Why is this the only one out of hundreds of mailing lists I'm on where >people care so much about topic drift?) You've asked this before. I can only assume you mostly favour lists that encourage general chat as well as the subject

Re: So what does this really mean

On 2016-09-16, 21:03, michael norman wrote: Are we not OT with this ? Hi, welcome to the internet. It's a place where people talk about things and there is topic drift. I'm afraid that if you don't learn to put up with it you're going to get very upset very quickly. (Why is this the only

Re: So what does this really mean

On 16/09/16 20:44, David Cantrell wrote: On 2016-09-16, 19:16, RS wrote: I am not convinced by the argument that European copyright licences would be much more expensive because 38% of the EU population speak English as an additional language. People want to watch television in their mother

Re: So what does this really mean

On 2016-09-16, 19:16, RS wrote: I am not convinced by the argument that European copyright licences would be much more expensive because 38% of the EU population speak English as an additional language. People want to watch television in their mother tongue. 13% of the EU population have

Re: So what does this really mean

From: Jim web Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 18:03 One hope of remaining in the EU is that the EU has been moving towards a 'no boarders' approach to broadcasting. Unfortunately the Television without Frontiers Directive does not go far enough. Even so, as a national broadcaster

Re: So what does this really mean

In article <20160916160554.ga26...@bytemark.barnyard.co.uk>, David Cantrell wrote: > If a tiny number of geeks can circumvent the restrictions by using VPNs, > or hiring a server in the UK, or using VLC to watch a DVD, that really > doesn't matter. What matters is

Re: So what does this really mean

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 04:39:53PM +0200, Dave Widgery wrote: > I realise that there is are rites issues and it is not just the BBC or tv, > they tried region coding dvds it doesn't work, with gobal movement of people > the whole rites thing needs a rethink. Actually it does work. It doesn't

Re: So what does this really mean

"I find your idea of all these expats who would pay for the BBC or anything else quite risible. These are the same people who have left UK to avoid paying irritating things like taxes and BBC licence fees." Actually, many of us married people from overseas; then it becomes a difficult decision as

Re: So what does this really mean

Rites ? What ? Rights surely. Strikes me all the BBC is trying to do is make sure, on trust, that those who access its content pay for it. The BBC pays for rights to its programming same as any other broadcaster does one way or another, that has to be paid for. Worldwide rights are not

RE: So what does this really mean

I realise that there is are rites issues and it is not just the BBC or tv, they tried region coding dvds it doesn't work, with gobal movement of people the whole rites thing needs a rethink. But none the less I am sure some accommodation could be included in the rites to allow nationals of the

RE: So what does this really mean

On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 09:51:00 +0200, Dave Widgery wrote: > Whatever blocks the bbc and other broadcasters put there will always be a > way past the system, so why not accept this and look at ways to increase > revenue from the millions of British people who would quite happily > contribute but

Re: So what does this really mean

In article <975c5a4d-a8e2-46cc-83f2-d33f9024e...@gmail.com>, Dave Widgery wrote: > I just wish the bbc would stop wasting money trying to stop the > unstoppable They know full well that they can't ensure total compliance, and that real life is complex. Their aim is to

RE: So what does this really mean

I just wish the bbc would stop wasting money trying to stop the unstoppable, ex pats who are not allowed to pay for a licence and I think the majority would, and the people who pay for a licence but spend many months of the year abroad who are denied access to tv that they pay for. Whatever

RE: So what does this really mean

> -Original Message- > From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On > Behalf Of The Kernel > Sent: 16 September 2016 05:45 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: So what does this really mean > > On 15/09/16 15:23, Simon Morgan wrote: > > However