[opendtv] BBC prepares to put TV archive on Web
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 02:15:04 -0400
BBC prepares to put TV archive on Web
Graeme Wearden
ZDNet UK
May 27, 2004, 16:30 BST
The BBC's decision to let British surfers download TV footage and
share it between friends could help to drive broadband and the
take-up of new, faster PCs
The BBC has given a major boost to the Creative Commons movement this
week by revealing how it plans to open up its archive of broadcasting
material to UK Internet users.
The corporation has decided to allow surfers to download, distribute
and modify digital clips of BBC television programmes through an
initiative called the Creative Archive.
While users won't be allowed to resell the material, they will enjoy
increased access to content that many potential users effectively
paid the BBC to create through their licence fees.
A Creative Commons licence allows content creators to dictate whether
or not anyone can copy their own work, creative derivative works from
it, or use it for commercial purposes. It is an attempt to create a
middle-ground rather than making content owners choose between
putting something fully into the public domain or controlling it
tightly through copyright.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39156023,00.htm
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