03-11-2009, 14:09
The thing is, these points might seem small, but they have a huge impact on the situation.
When you say 'Sky' you're not being clear and i'm unsure if you know what you mean.
You see, anything that is 'Sky' and 'Sky' only, is encrypted by Sky and sold to Sky customers only. No-one else can get those channels. No-one. That's important.
Content that is broadcast on the Astra2 field of satellites, which Sky uses and your dish is pointed at, does not necessarily have anything to do with Sky. It can be unencrypted and can be seen by anyone across Europe. Even if the software in your sky box puts the content of these channels into classifications and renames them, it doesn't matter, they are still open to everyone and not exclusively 'Sky'. That's important.
The babe channels are currently unencrypted, which means they can be seen across Europe by people without a Sky subscription. While this might not effect the finances of the situation, it does have legal implications. Any attempt to cater to Sky customers will directly effect European freeview 'customers'.
I think the point you're trying to make is that if the Babe channels broadcast exclusively on the Sky platform and disregarded terrestrial freeview, they could broadcast a better (harder) quality product.
My point is that by broadcasting on the Sky platform, they automatically broadcast to freeview across Europe and therefore any potential 'freedom' they gain is negated.
Incidently, Freeview terrestrial broadcasts don't travel across to Europe (generally, I bet some do). I can see, if the system breaks down in the right way, a time in the future where you could see R18 on UK terrestrial freeview, but NOT on satellite freeview.
If we win the fight in the UK, but then some Euro kicks off and we have to fight it out again in the European courts, that WILL be the case.
When you say 'Sky' you're not being clear and i'm unsure if you know what you mean.
You see, anything that is 'Sky' and 'Sky' only, is encrypted by Sky and sold to Sky customers only. No-one else can get those channels. No-one. That's important.
Content that is broadcast on the Astra2 field of satellites, which Sky uses and your dish is pointed at, does not necessarily have anything to do with Sky. It can be unencrypted and can be seen by anyone across Europe. Even if the software in your sky box puts the content of these channels into classifications and renames them, it doesn't matter, they are still open to everyone and not exclusively 'Sky'. That's important.
The babe channels are currently unencrypted, which means they can be seen across Europe by people without a Sky subscription. While this might not effect the finances of the situation, it does have legal implications. Any attempt to cater to Sky customers will directly effect European freeview 'customers'.
I think the point you're trying to make is that if the Babe channels broadcast exclusively on the Sky platform and disregarded terrestrial freeview, they could broadcast a better (harder) quality product.
My point is that by broadcasting on the Sky platform, they automatically broadcast to freeview across Europe and therefore any potential 'freedom' they gain is negated.
Incidently, Freeview terrestrial broadcasts don't travel across to Europe (generally, I bet some do). I can see, if the system breaks down in the right way, a time in the future where you could see R18 on UK terrestrial freeview, but NOT on satellite freeview.
If we win the fight in the UK, but then some Euro kicks off and we have to fight it out again in the European courts, that WILL be the case.
