Doctor Who, Season Nine

[Aractus]

Just to be clear - the BBC does block VPNs from accessing iPlayer where they can. I can't ever access it directly from http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/, yet the get_iplayer program usually works with VPN for some reason, even though the website doesn't!  But then again, according to the BBC VPN's are "IP obfuscation tools used by Australians to circumvent geo-blocking technologies" and that it is "reasonable to expect that ISPs monitor VPN usage" and "assume that people who are 'heavy users of IP obfuscation tools' are using them to infringe the BBC's copyright", and that "customers caught using them should have their internet slowed or disconnected in the 'most serious' cases". Proof:

This situation is further amplified by the adoption of virtual private networks (VPNs) and proxy servers by some users, allowing them to circumvent geo-blocking technologies and further evade detection.
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It is reasonable for ISPs to be placed under an obligation to identify user behaviour that is ‘suspicious’ and indicative of a user engaging in conduct that infringes copyright. Such behaviour may include the illegitimate use by internet users of IP obfuscation tools in combination with high download volumes.
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Possible sanctions could include subjecting repeat offenders to a slowing down of their bandwith [sic] but stopping short of cutting off the internet service, save except in the most serious and egregious circumstances, as is the case in the United States.

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