their programmes aren't streamed live at the moment
Some are, BBC News 24 streams live as do certain sports events.
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David Tanner
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2008 is the National Year of Reading.
I am reading and enjoying - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.
>>> On 01/05/2008 at 9:20 am, in message
<[log in to unmask]>,
"Spackman, Katharine - Social & Community Services"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't know if this will answer your question completely; however being
> cautious we doublechecked with the BBC about putting an iPlayer shortcut
> on our PN desktop. They were absolutely fine about it. As someone else
> has said, , so this
> shouldn't be a problem.
>
> We certainly can't afford TV licences for our public access PCs, so have
> ensured that we incorporated "You must not view live TV programmes..."
> in our Accessible Use Policy which is displayed onscreen and in print in
> all libraries.
>
> Katharine Spackman
> Principal Librarian Information Services
>
> Community Services
> Oxfordshire County Council - Social & Community Services
> Library Support Services
> Holton
> OXFORD
> OX33 1QQ
> Tel: 01865-810210
> Fax: 01865-810207
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> Save money and paper - do you really need to print this email?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Donaghy
> Sent: 01 May 2008 00:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: MLA guidance on TV licences
>
>
> Hi there
>
> I was wondering if anyone has had any firm guidance on the
> position vis-a-vis TV licence requirements for Public Access PCs.
> I've had sight of some guidance from the MLA which is
> wonderfully vague, contradictory and unhelpful.
>
> I can understand that libraries with TVs, or PCs with direct
> aerial feeds (e.g. via tuner cards) will need TV licences. That makes
> sense and is unambiguous.
>
> What is the postion with regard to networked PCs that can only
> get TV programs via streamed content on the Internet? Clearly here the
> main issue is the BBC iPlayer.
>
> One part of the MLA guidance states: "Access to non-live TV
> pictures, such as the Channel 4 On Demand service, or the BBC iPlayer
> service, do not require a TV licence." Yep - fair enough - don't need
> one.
>
> But then it says: "The current position with the BBC iPlayer
> service is that it is suitable for domestic use only, in a non-networked
> environment."
>
> So - can we or can't we? Do we need a licence or don't we? What
> is the story with iPlayer?
>
> There's a lot of descriptive stuff at the beginning of the
> "guidance" about what a TV receiver is - but it seems to me that if
> you've no sort of TV receiver attached to a PC at all (i.e. all it has
> is an Internet feed) then it doesn't count and so doesn't need a
> licence. But then we have "A computer will be considered to be a 'TV
> receiver' if it is used to receive TV programmes as they are being shown
> on TV in the UK (ie 'live' broadcasts)."
> So how does that square with the live Internet feed of News24?
>
> Is there some "guidance" for the MLA "guidance"? A definitive
> statement from the BBC? The government? DCMS?
>
> Does anyone have some advice they've received about this?
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Paul Donaghy
> Electronic Library Services Manager
> L. B. Richmond upon Thames
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