BBC urged to resist website ads

A group representing UK media companies has called on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts to be published on its international websites.

The British Internet Publishers Alliance (BIPA) said the plan would hit revenue its members could make online.

Showing adverts to non-UK readers of BBC websites would also undermine the BBC’s "worldwide reputation for integrity and impartiality," it added.

The BBC argues that readers outside the UK should contribute towards the costs.

While UK users pay for the website through their licence fee, international audiences are getting the service for free, the corporation says.

SOULXTC: “walkin’ the streets of P2P”

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soulxtc: Of course it's just a thought, hence "I think that..." :P But, it is a glaring example of the shortcomings of current...
soulxtc: That's the point. Even though most venue's require artists only play originals the PRO's are threatening to sue to force...
Joe Bloe: I HOPE it is not dead....BUT it has been a long time and NO CHANGE TO THE SITE! So it well could be dead....
mountain_rage: To expect society to know what is and what isn't copyrighted is ridiculous, or even to expect everyone to know that a fi...
mountain_rage: Not yet, although if people pressure politicians enough to change copyright, it may happen. Many people are getting more...
gustav: Soulxtc, that may be a nice thought, but it's not the law....
gustav: The venues should just require original music and make the PRO's proove that they're having cover bands....
Infernoz: I would even share or sell her 'music', I can't stand the nihilistic trash. She is a deeply retarded, drugged up, le...