Hmm 
Being unable to contact ferney by PM I shall have to go public.
It’s about a new music Youtube channel hosted by an Esteemed Fellow Forumite. The channel contains – or used to – all the BBC Proms new commissions for the last few years. You might remember 5against4 visited for3 during the Proms last year to draw out attention to his work. He also runs an accompanying website. During the Proms season he included an audience appreciation poll where listeners could express their reactions to the pieces. Remember that? Quite useful. I checked out the channel and was enjoying re-hearing all the pieces – until, that is, it disappeared
In a recent blog on his website 5against4 mentions that he’d been approached by the BBC’s IP Litigation department and threatened with legal action if he didn’t pull the Youtube Channel. They can find the money for legal fees at a time like this, then?
There are evidently issues about copyright at stake here too complicated for a mere mortal to grasp, and I concluded that Aunty’s spies must be everywhere these days. The incident raises questions about the legal implications of downloading, owning and sharing public broadcasts, I assumed. I didn't think twice about the YT Channel. There are lots of reasons why it was a good thing. Having all the commissions in one place made them far more accessible than trawling through the BBC’s own labyrinthine website. They’ve all disappeared from that, too, now. Hardly surprising the pieces rarely get a second airing, then, isn’t it. Another reason might be that it would undoubtedly be helpful for composers interesting in accepting commissions for the Proms to be able to hear what’s been performed in previous years. Furthermore, maybe students of composition would just like a little longer to listen to new pieces. You can probably see some more reasons of your own.
So the moral of the story is: 'Walls have ears'
Being unable to contact ferney by PM I shall have to go public.It’s about a new music Youtube channel hosted by an Esteemed Fellow Forumite. The channel contains – or used to – all the BBC Proms new commissions for the last few years. You might remember 5against4 visited for3 during the Proms last year to draw out attention to his work. He also runs an accompanying website. During the Proms season he included an audience appreciation poll where listeners could express their reactions to the pieces. Remember that? Quite useful. I checked out the channel and was enjoying re-hearing all the pieces – until, that is, it disappeared
In a recent blog on his website 5against4 mentions that he’d been approached by the BBC’s IP Litigation department and threatened with legal action if he didn’t pull the Youtube Channel. They can find the money for legal fees at a time like this, then?
There are evidently issues about copyright at stake here too complicated for a mere mortal to grasp, and I concluded that Aunty’s spies must be everywhere these days. The incident raises questions about the legal implications of downloading, owning and sharing public broadcasts, I assumed. I didn't think twice about the YT Channel. There are lots of reasons why it was a good thing. Having all the commissions in one place made them far more accessible than trawling through the BBC’s own labyrinthine website. They’ve all disappeared from that, too, now. Hardly surprising the pieces rarely get a second airing, then, isn’t it. Another reason might be that it would undoubtedly be helpful for composers interesting in accepting commissions for the Proms to be able to hear what’s been performed in previous years. Furthermore, maybe students of composition would just like a little longer to listen to new pieces. You can probably see some more reasons of your own.
So the moral of the story is: 'Walls have ears'
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