On 16/01/2012 22:47, J G Miller wrote:
The BBC is considering whether to charge people who want to
watch or listen to archive programmes (outside the iPlayer
catch-up window), as more of its back catalogue becomes
available through digitisation.

Nobody seems to have mentioned that the programmes in the archive have
already been paid for by the licence fee. Why should we have to pay
again to view them?

Surely they could put a regional condition on them such that they are
free in the UK but others would have to pay - yes I know there are smart
Alecs who can fake their country of residence flagged up by their ISP by
using proxy servers, but the rest would have to pay.

Just a thought.

John.