Future of get-iplayer when BBC changes licence

2016-08-01 Thread John Bray
Do you know how the BBC will enforce there new online licence rules? If they introduce an account system where you have quote an address, licence, or over 75 dispensation, how can the program continue to work from the Linux command line, as I've so enjoyed using it for a decade. John

Re: Future of get-iplayer when BBC changes licence

2016-08-01 Thread S Carr
On 1 August 2016 at 18:52, John Bray wrote: > Do you know how the BBC will enforce there new online licence rules? > If they introduce an account system where you have quote an address, > licence, or over 75 dispensation, how can the program continue to work > from the Linux command line, as I've

Re: Future of get-iplayer when BBC changes licence

2016-08-01 Thread James Scholes
John Bray wrote: > Do you know how the BBC will enforce there new online licence rules? The most likely option, from a technical point of view, is that the change will be a purely cosmetic one, with licence rules enforced through their websites/apps, rather than through their streaming APIs and ba

Re: Future of get-iplayer when BBC changes licence

2016-08-03 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 06:52:14PM +0100, John Bray wrote: > Do you know how the BBC will enforce there new online licence rules? I expect that they'll enforce it the same way as they do now for live streaming via iPlayer, and the same way as they do for receiving broadcast television. That is, t