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Originally Posted by denphone
Pirating has never been for us as we like to do things legally even though it can cost us.
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Agreed, but this shows what is wrong with licensing policy in the UK and the rights to exclusivity – may be fine for first show but should not restrict content provider to allow alternative routes to market e.g. Internet subscription services a month after first viewing not a year+ afterwards! This would fit well with Tivo maybe and other content based delivery solutions
Perhaps BT and VM should join up to force a review of exclusivity periods Sky have and any other party with first view exclusive rights on content for that matter. No issue on them paying to get first view rights but the issue I see in the market is the right to review through other sources within a reasonable time period.
I guess this requirement is the equivalent of films at cinemas as first view and then the subsequent availability of the film on DVD or on-demand/subscription purchase.