Bristolfashion
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Well there are certainly some here that have a UK TV licence but are unable to access the service they pay for whilst out of the country. The BBC have talked for years about implementing a licence based login for iPlayer but failed to do so so far. I dont see that they have any reason to feel guilty
Well, being the devil's advocate, strictly you've only paid for use whilst in the UK (plus, of course, downloads for the 30 day period.) Them's the terms.
I presume that the Beeb negotiates rights and sales on the basis of the agreement. To allow overseas access would, I suppose, lower their income and increase their costs. To say nothing of running around enforcing their terms & conditions ad vpns pop up and disappear. So there is something to feel a teeny bit guilty about.
Still, hopefully the Beeb keep an eye on this forum thread as a quick way of finding out which vpns to shut down - very helpful.
Of course, the excellent radio output is fully available overseas ( although no downloads)
I live in Australia some of the time - our public broadcaster, ABC, does not allow any overseas access or any downloads AND the radio output is not available overseas.
Cheers
Beeb lovin' Bristol