BBC iPlayer

[whiskeryron]

I have contacted the BBC & I am informed that whatever software you use you can only download material from BBC iPlayer to your PC & you cannot burn a disc to play on a DVD player because the progs are copy protected.

[Ethel]

It doesn't stop you using a free recording program like Audacity though.

It should work

[whiskeryron]

Thanks for your prompt answer Ethel however I thought that Audacity is only for dealing with audio files (I have donloaded the program Einstein & Eddington to BBC iPlayer & want to burn to DVD) Ron.

[Ethel]

Silly me - I only use the BBCi for radio and you are quite right.

[ChuckFickens]

you can either use some sort of screen recorder software, play the program full screen and record the screen to another video file and then write that to DVD, I've not tried any so can't recommend any, but lots are available

http://www.download.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query =screen+recorder&searchtype=downloads&filter=l icenseName=Free|platform=Windows&filterName=li censeName=Free|platform=Windows&tag=ltcol

or if you have a TV output on your computer you could connect it to a normal DVD recorder (or video recorder) and record them that way

[whiskeryron]

Cheers Chuck,will they work with copy protected material
(BBC WMV format)

[ACtheTROLL]

whiskery .... let us know when you've tried them?

[fo3nix]

There is a simple issue here.

It is illegal to strip the DRM from these video files.

So if you're not happy breaking the law, don't do it.

If you are happy breaking the law, then forget iPlayer for lots of things and find your episodes on a BitTorrent website. You'll find the top episodes of BBC content as well as all other channels' content on there, at much better quality than iPlayer gives.

And the files from BitTorrent won't have DRM on them, so it's trivial to copy to a DVD or anything else.

[ACtheTROLL]

Personally I'd avoid torrents ... not least because ISPs are now being forced to actively monitor their use.

I personally would never ever ever do such a thing ;-/.... but I hear that the newsgroups are a far less restricted way of watching missed programmes

purely as an experiment type a prog in the search box
http://www.binsearch.info/?q=&max=250&adv_age= &server=

Again this is only something I've heard about ...
but if you tick the entries for the thing you want .... create NZB and open it

(you'll need to install
and look at this prog
http://www.shemes.com/
first
grabit will capture the parts and download them

..... I think it's scandallous how easy it is to do such things '-|

of course there are just as many viruses and nasties as torrents ... and seriously - I don't do software or films.

[whiskeryron]

I agree with the comments from fo3nix,however in this instance
perhaps I am being naive but as I missed the programme when it was broadcast will someone please explain to me why it's ok to record it at the time of broadcast for my own use,but
it becomes illegal to record it at a later date.I do not want to break any laws but I must confess I am totally confused.

[kempie]

Technically it's not OK to record a BBC programme at time of broadcast for your own use either. This is also a breach of copyright but has traditionally been overlooked in regard of prosecution.

There does exist an ERA licence to allow educational establishments to record, for non-commercial educational purposes. There is no equivalent for individuals.

http://www.era.org.uk/

[whiskeryron]

Thanks kempie, sorry to be persistant but I'm still confused.
What can I record on my DVD recorder?

[ChuckFickens]

this shoul explain it

www.copyright.org.au/pdf/acc/infosheets_pdf/G025.pdf

[whiskeryron]

Thanks Chuck, now I am Informed.Ron.

[ACtheTROLL]

personally - the law being an ass and all .... I'm almost on your side

I take the view that if I could have recorded it .... it's not unethical to download it to watch.
it's a matter of scale

once you start selling ... or duplicating software ....it's a different story

[kempie]

It should be pointed out that the Australian Copyright Law cited above has no particular relevance within the UK.