German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
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Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#2These platforms are so bad. Can only be better
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#3public means public, if something is paid for by tax money, it should be licensed for public use
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#4These platforms are so bad. Can only be better
A large part of that is "thanks" to IP licensing laws. A lot of stuff can be shown on TV with no issues, but not streamed or, in some extreme cases like Cold Case, sold as physical media.
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#5public means public, if something is paid for by tax money, it should be licensed for public use
If you really think so, you should sign this petition: https://publiccode.eu
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#6public means public, if something is paid for by tax money, it should be licensed for public use
This often a complicated case regarding competition law. In our neoliberal world giving away something for free that was subsidized is often seen as destroying market. The national CIO of Germany at one time recommended public bodies to us copyleft (also the EC opted for EPL) , rather than putting it into public domain. I also like this idea. However, this is fundamentaly different from the US. The German weather service even had to shutdown some functions in their free app due to a court order.
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#7the cookie popups are next level on this site
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#8the cookie popups are next level on this site
They are possibly illegal or at least against the law's spirit, which is ironic, because Heise is a relatively well respected publisher among German IT professionals.
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#9public means public, if something is paid for by tax money, it should be licensed for public use
One would hope so, but they don't even open the shows for public use, they don't even keep them around so people can watch the things they had to pay for.
Re: German public broadcasters open source their streaming platforms
#10the cookie popups are next level on this site
yea, rather scamish publication style but the content is ok.
use of an adblocker is universally advised though