Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm fairly sure that technically, anyone who records a TV programme is > in breach of copyright as they are if they rip a CD to their MP3 player, > and yet TV recording gear is sold in the millions and recording seems to > b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Jmaes Edward Grabham < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > doing something, they'll keep people thinking their up to something, and > the system will still work, did it never occur to you that the BBC spent > years with only 2 channels, yet they easily had the capability fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Tony Arnold wrote: > I'm fairly sure that technically, anyone who records a TV programme is > in breach of copyright as they are if they rip a CD to their MP3 player, Article 70 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 would appear to permit recording for time shifting (I Am Not A Lawyer).

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Tony Arnold wrote: > Rob, > > Rob Beard wrote: > > >> See I don't understand what the third parties get so fussed about. The >> programmes can be recorded off air onto DVD and duplicated in much >> better quality than what you get on the iPlayer. >> > > It is a little odd. The BBC have t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Rob, Rob Beard wrote: > See I don't understand what the third parties get so fussed about. The > programmes can be recorded off air onto DVD and duplicated in much > better quality than what you get on the iPlayer. It is a little odd. The BBC have to pay these third parties, i.e., the copyrig

[ubuntu-uk] UKUUG v BSI re OOXML??

Has everybody seen this? UKUUG OOXML Thought it might be interesting to watch and see how this goes Eddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Jason Liquorish wrote: > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 20:38 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> Jake Bunce wrote: >>> Maybe someone should make the BBC aware of their Purpose and Values >>> statement. As per http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/ >>> >>> >>> Public purposes >>> >>> The BBC is a unique instituti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 20:38 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Jake Bunce wrote: > > Maybe someone should make the BBC aware of their Purpose and Values > > statement. As per http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/ > > > > > > Public purposes > > > > The BBC is a unique institution, owned by the Britis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Something of interest: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/#detail On 09/04/2008, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: > >> > Rob

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Kris Douglas wrote: > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: >> > Rob Beard wrote: >> > > Kris Douglas wrote: >> > > >> > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the >> > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Rob Beard wrote: > If the beeb made the video available in a > standard format, say MP4 They do, but the scan for and block any product not produced by Apple. Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Jake Bunce wrote: > Maybe someone should make the BBC aware of their Purpose and Values > statement. As per http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/ > > > Public purposes > > The BBC is a unique institution, owned by the British people and > independent of political and commercial interests. >

[ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

To what ends though? The BBC is a socialist "corporation" - you HAVE to pay them BY LAW. Therefore there's no profit increasing who gets thei I-services. If you had to pay, theyd be getting an extra however much per user, but as you're paying anyway, why should they bother. With no financ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

peter wrote: > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: > >> Rob Beard wrote: >> >>> Kris Douglas wrote: >>> >>> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the > > >> requirement for flash, whic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Maybe someone should make the BBC aware of their Purpose and Values statement. As per http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/ Public purposes The BBC is a unique institution, owned by the British people and independent of political and commercial interests. By only allowing users of a certian operati

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the > >> requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil. > >> > >> > > > > Not on the Wii there isn't, F

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Rob Beard wrote: > Kris Douglas wrote: > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the >> requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil. >> >> > > Not on the Wii there isn't, Flash is included in the Opera browser. > Although saying that it's not a great br

[ubuntu-uk] output to 2 different devices using xmms (or WHY)

Hi, I have a usb media extender (a logitec sender) it is recoginised by xmms and I can play through it but only by selecting it in the output oss config as device 1. Is there any way of getting xmms to stream through all the devices (i.e. 0 & 1) so I don't have to swap when I want to listen to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Kris Douglas wrote: > There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the > requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil. > Not on the Wii there isn't, Flash is included in the Opera browser. Although saying that it's not a great browser on the Wii, more of a novelty it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 05:49:44PM +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 05:38:12PM +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > Ok, so now they are making that stupid TV player work on the Wii too > > > now, they are

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 05:38:12PM +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > Ok, so now they are making that stupid TV player work on the Wii too > > now, they are just avoiding us Linux users. > > > > > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 05:38:12PM +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > Ok, so now they are making that stupid TV player work on the Wii too > now, they are just avoiding us Linux users. > > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/09/bbc-launches-iplayer-wii > > It cannot be that hard to crea

[ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

Ok, so now they are making that stupid TV player work on the Wii too now, they are just avoiding us Linux users. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/09/bbc-launches-iplayer-wii It cannot be that hard to create the content/application necessary for allowing playback of BBC shows on