I player rights error

[saaby93]

Whats the point of downloading a bbc programme in iplayer if when you come to watch it a few weeks later iplayer says:-
media usage rights aquisition
sorry an error has occurred

[Mojooo]

they have 30 day time limits dont they?

[saaby93]

Is that it?
I thought if you downloaded it you could use it forever just like if you video it?

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saaby93 said:

Is that it?
I thought if you downloaded it you could use it forever just like if you video it?

nope, the time limits are, iirc, the same for downloaded content as for online. You definitely can't use them forever.

The message you're getting sounds like an error though.

[davepoth]

There are ways round it if you aren't too worried about quality, thanks to Steve Jobs...

[saaby93]

It was over a month ago so I think it's lost
I guess they do that deliberately to annoy us
Whats the workaround? Apart from straight to tape or DVD