Tag: legal
Unlucky number 13 for Apple as Nokia file that many new patent complaints against them
Nokia has filed 13 more patent infringement claims against iPhone makers Apple, proving that the number is unlucky for some. It brings the total number of infringement claims brought against Apple by Nokia up to 37. Touchscreen, Wi-Fi and 3G…
iPhone 4 and iPad jailbreak hits via Jailbreakme.com
The iPhone 4 and iPad can now be jailbroken thanks to developer Comex and the folks over at Jailbreakme.com. Done through the Safari browser on the device itself rather than having to connect to a computer, the process, as…
Poll: Should Nintendo DS R4 "homebrew" cards be illegal?
High-fives all around at Nintendo HQ today, as the High Court has ruled that importing, advertising or selling R4 cartridges in the UK is now illegal. R4 cards can be used to download and play illegally ripped versions of Nintendo…
Angry Apple lawyers get worked up over the Tablet. Have they confirmed it's on its way?
We may all be getting a bit sick of Apple Tablet news that amounts to nothing more than smoke without even a spark, let alone a fire, but here is some news that seems to all but confirm the highly…
Film Bundles set to hit the iTunes store
It's already proved a hit in the US, and now it looks like Apple are shipping it over to us Brits too; the iTunes store is preparing to launch Film Bundles, letting users grab a collection of flicks in a…
Guide to digital music startups compiled by MusicAlly
A great feature this one. The bloggers over at MusicAlly have compiled a pretty extensive list of the best digital music startups they have found this year. Everything from torrent file-sharing, browser streaming and Twitter music apps are featured,…
15 ways to watch TV programmes and films online in the UK… legally
It may come as a bit of a shock to anyone deeply entrenched in YouTube, TBP and other P2P sites, but it is possible to watch a lot of TV shows and films online in the UK totally legally.
Some are even free.
It’s a fairly depressing exercise hunting them all down, though. Many services are only available in the US, have shut down or are on an extended hiatus.
Nevertheless, here are 15 services (eight free, seven paid for) that you can use to view TV programmes or films. If you know of any more that are legal and easily available in the UK, let us know in the comments below.
Free Online TV / Film Services
About: Offers live streaming of BBC1 and BBC2 plus 7-day programme catchup service.
Pros:
- Well-established service offering access to a wide range of BBC TV programming.
- Wide range of platforms supported for either streaming or downloading content, including PC, Mac, iPhone, Nokia devices.
- Shows from BBC HD are available to download in high definition.
Cons:
- Rights management issues means some programmes aren’t available to watch live or archived.
- Streaming service can sometimes appear jittery (this may be due to broadband connection)
Top 10 Tuesday Wednesday: Free, Legal, Music on the Internet
I’m going to take a break from gadgets today, like Dan did yesterday for Technology Deathmatch, to tell you about some of my favourite sources of free, legal music on the internet. It’s entirely possible, contrary to what major record labels would have you believe, to live completely free of paying for recorded music.
Not all offer downloads that’ll work on your MP3 player – some just stream – and not all these sites are going to be around forever, due to the turbulent nature of the digital music market around now, but if you can live with both those caveats, then click over the jump for my top ten sites where you can get free, legal, music.
Virgin's P2P music service scrapped amidst labels' anti-piracy concerns
A new legal peer-to-peer music sharing service due to be launched by Virgin Media within the next couple of months has been put on hold indefinitely due to last minute whining by a few well-known record labels, according to a report in The Register.
“Virgin Music Unlimited” would have allowed Virgin Media’s broadband subscribers to share music and keep tracks while the company aimed to make money from these P2P users and presumably pass some of that revenue back to the record labels…
Isle of Man gets free, legal, P2P downloads
Residents of the Isle of Man, take note. You may soon be able to download all the music you like, from wherever you want, but you’re going to have to pay a little extra on top of your broadband bill for it. The Manx government wants to enforce a blanket music consumption license, tied to broadband bills.
“At the end of the day, we are not going to stop piracy, so let’s embrace it,” says the remarkably sensible Inward Investment Minister, Ron Berry. Surprisingly, the BPI endorses the move as well, with head honcho Geoff Taylor saying: “If ISPs take the position advocated in the Isle of Man, we’d be in an enormously better position.”
