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> The BBC has such an extensive and amazing back catalogue of content they wholly own. No it doesn't. The BBC wholly owns virtually nothing. http://webarchive

> The BBC has such an extensive and amazing back catalogue of content they wholly own. No it doesn't. The BBC wholly owns virtually nothing. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140603125500/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview-c4e-sub-bbc.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140603125500/htt... http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/contributor_rights.shtml?chapter=1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/contributor_rights.shtml?chapte... https://www.theguardian.com/law/2010/nov/25/bbc-archive-online-access-law https://www.theguardian.com/law/2010/nov/25/bbc-archive-onli... And more importantly, the things it does wholly own, it very rarely knows, legally, that it does wholly own, as the records aren't reliable. So it would involve a vast amount of legal time and risk to investigate.

nabeards 9y ago
It would be awesome if blockchain could solve the issue of rights management at the scale of media content. Tracking ownership of the individual parts (script, logos, video, etc) as well as the transfer of ownership of those parts.
- duskwuff 9y ago
  The underlying data is unreliable. Throwing technology at it doesn't change that.
  - nabeards 9y ago
    Agreed; but could we start with new media? This is a real nightmare for the industry.