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["Damian Tambini" <damian.tambini AT socio-legal-studies.oxford.ac.uk>]

I think this is a V important debate: note that the Creative Archive will be
subject to the new 'Public Value Test' under the new BBC Governance
arrangements. This is I believe under consultation with the BBC Governors 

http://www.bbcgovernors.co.uk/haveyoursay/servicelicences.html

(Deadline for submissions to the consultation: 16th December) 

The  Public Value Test is a new procedure for reviewing BBC new services
(such as the CA) and giving the BBC permission to do them. The CA will be
the first or second service to be subject to it.

The CA will be well served by a test that is not broadcasting-oriented and
is broad. Market Impact Assessment should in the way Rob suggests clearly
weigh public value (societal loss) against impact on market, and should be
focused on THE IMPACT ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE MARKET,  rather than
merely on the impact on competitor services.

Damian


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fc-uk-discuss-bounces AT lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Rob Myers
Sent: 05 November 2005 10:54
To: UK FreeCulture Discuss List
Subject: Re: [fc-uk-discuss] [Fwd: [Broadcast-discuss] BBC backs down
overBach]

On 5 Nov 2005, at 10:19, Rufus Pollock wrote:

> Is this the kind of thing we should write a letter to the Beeb  
> complaining about?

We should send a letter supporting the downloads, yes.

> It's pretty outrageous that they should be massively reducing the  
> benefits to society of a season *paid for with public funds*  
> because of complaints from record companies that it hurt their sales.

Does giving people a taste of classical music hurt or *build* sales?  
Classical recording labels are talking about the *end* of high- 
quality classical recordings due to poor sales (according to Private  
Eye). The BBC are giving them the free gift of an audience and  
they're complaining.

> Simple economics tells us that, even if the record companies are  
> correct in their claim that they lost sales (and I'd like to see  
> some evidence), the societal loss ratio is huge (that is the ratio  
> of loss from preventing downloads divided by benefits to record  
> companies).

I do think this follows on clearly from creative-friends and the  
archive letter. We need to make clear the social benefits and  
potential economic benefits to giving people more time to experience  
classical music.

- Rob.

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