TVCatchup

bat999

Hi
There was a feature about 'TVCatchup' on the radio today (Radio 4 'You and yours').
It's an online video recorder.
So far, it's legal to use this system because it's only being used for 'timeshifting'. You can't use it to watch or record live TV.
The TV companies are looking into it. If they can get a ruling that it's not legal then they will instruct the website hosting company to have it stopped.
In TVCatchup's Terms and Conditions you must confirm that you hold a current TV license.
You can hear the full radio programme using BBC's 'Listen Again'.
The excerpt's here:-http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/f6f12a7398_8.84MB
This is TVCatchup's website:-http://www.tvcatchup.com/
:cool:

weegie.geek

Pretty certain that it's not a legal grey area, and that since they're distributing the content without a license, it's as illegal as anything else of its sort.

Both those torrent sites you linked to (slap on the wrist time...) are both pretty illegal too.

bat999

weegie.geek wrote: »

Both those torrent sites you linked to (slap on the wrist time...) are both pretty illegal too.

That was somebody else, they've been removed.

pugsley29

I can't access tvcatchup today, can anyone else?

says
This Account Has Been Terminated For Terms Of Service Violations

If you are the owner or webmaster for this account please contact support immediately.

any news of their legal battle, did they lose it?
http://tvcatchup.com/

_slaps_

pugsley29 wrote: »

I can't access tvcatchup today, can anyone else?

says
This Account Has Been Terminated For Terms Of Service Violations

If you are the owner or webmaster for this account please contact support immediately.

any news of their legal battle, did they lose it?
http://tvcatchup.com/

watched rick stein at about 3.30 , seems to have been removed from server

pugsley29

well it has come back but only to watch tv not record

http://tvcatchup.com/

1. Viewers (in the UK) are required to be in possession of a TV licence for viewing programmes as they are being broadcast. It is not our job to police such issues, neither do we hold any personal information that would enable anyone else to do so.

Conor_3

You can guarantee it won't be up for long. There's nothing on the site to filter out non UK viewers and they don't have the permission of the tv companies.

wayup

Conor wrote: »

You can guarantee it won't be up for long. There's nothing on the site to filter out non UK viewers and they don't have the permission of the tv companies.

Of course...

peter_the_piper

So far its a great site, useful for Uni Daughter if other housemates don't want to watch the obligatory Neighbours. Does not actually do catchup yet but will be very good when it does. At least I'll be able to see Andromeda without pixellation and still let the OH see whatever she wants.