[opendtv] BBC prepares to put TV archive on Web

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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