Steven Heywood on Nostr: nprofile1q…zj90y nprofile1q…s60lz It's odd that the licensing issue has arisen ...
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It's odd that the licensing issue has arisen now after BBC Sounds has been available for so many years and it's evidently not insurmountable as there's music content on both Radio 4 and the World Service. As you say, it won't be a cost issue, it will be about minimising access to maximise income.
Both our points stand: the BBC must gatekeep its content to maximise revenues, making it freely available maximises reach for the purposes of soft power, the two requirements are incompatible.
The commercial imperative will win because that is the key driver of our current political culture. Which may be short-sighted, if they come to hear the music they might listen to the sermon or at least think twice about burning down the building.
It's odd that the licensing issue has arisen now after BBC Sounds has been available for so many years and it's evidently not insurmountable as there's music content on both Radio 4 and the World Service. As you say, it won't be a cost issue, it will be about minimising access to maximise income.
Both our points stand: the BBC must gatekeep its content to maximise revenues, making it freely available maximises reach for the purposes of soft power, the two requirements are incompatible.
The commercial imperative will win because that is the key driver of our current political culture. Which may be short-sighted, if they come to hear the music they might listen to the sermon or at least think twice about burning down the building.