I look foreward to seeing how well this works. It's an interesting concept that AOL would become like a regulated Limewire.
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I look foreward to seeing how well this works. It's an interesting concept that AOL would become like a regulated Limewire.
the 'Imp' uses Peer to Peer to download DRMd Windows Media files for all TV shows broadcast by the BBC that they have permission to show for up to 7 days after broadcast.
They plan on broadening it to Mac and Linux sometime but the trials are 100 people only at the moment.
Also we have HomeChoice here, which already has IP based VOD services - BBC and ITV (the two main networks) have replay versions of their channels.
Sky (FOXs European brother) are going to offer Internet based TV for their subscribers too.
I'm pumped that we will soon be able to download TV legally off the Internet, - but it so sucks that we are still constrained by boarders and distribution channels. EG. I cant download LOST from iTunes because the shows makers want to make more money from selling it to the European markets etc, and they tend to show the shows much later,.
EG. Were ONLY JUST on the 1st season of Lost on our TV.
I think if TV makers want to stamp out the TV episode downloads, they need to rethink the way they make their money and distribute stuff rather than DRMing it out. Unlike music, people crave for their favoruite show and will do anything to find it early!