Posts by Tim Gardener

Sky told to hand over footy and film rights

Not so bad

@andy, meg

It seems that Sky would still have the exclusive broadcast rights to the matches it's just that other providers would be able to re-sell premium Sky channels through their service... i.e. if you're a Virgin Media customer, you'll be able to get Sky Sports without needing to shell out for a sky installation bundle - the advertising money and subscription would still go to Sky.

I know plenty of people who would jump at this kind of offer because where they live (flats/rented/listed buildings) prevents them having a Sky dish installed.

Judge attacks 'bits of legal boilerplate, bolted together'

What no google?

For some reason the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the headline was that this was going to be another Google/Chrome related article.

I'm kind of disappointed that it isn't.

Group Test: Wireless music streamers

Re: NAS Support

For the Logitech system the short answer is no, although I believe it is technically possible to install the server software onto some specific Linux-based NAS devices if that's your kind of thing.

For me this was the only fly in an otherwise fine ointment, however I used the significant amount of cash saved by buying the Squeezebox over the Sonos to build myself a low-power linux system, which does the job nicely.

Google's permanent video sales less-than-permanent

Re: Please, give me a break

> There is no "secret shut off date, but then again, its NOT RENTAL purchases.

Neither was Googles download-to-own service - the clue is right there in the title. No doubt there's an inspired peice of EULA-mongering involved so that "own" in this case really means "borrow for as long as we can be arsed to let you keep it", but then DTBFALAWCBATLYKI isn't quite as snappy an acronym as DTO...

Sadly, it'll probably take a fiasco of Sony-BMG proportions to really bring the issue of license vs owned content to the attention of non-technical consumers - as the article points out the take up was probably so piss poor that this won't happen here.

@Malcolm & anon... I guess the $2 amount is a reflection of how much Cade spent on the service ;)