Creative Archive Licence

The BBC are leading an initiative that is almost Creative Commons, but has some extra restrictions. The most significant is that you have to be within the UK, at least most of the time, to use it. (The Rules in Brief) It is still in a consultation stage, having only been launched today. Just now they are looking for feedback on what areas are of interest, so they can prioritise making that content available.

And this taken direct from their FAQ:

Will I be able to get old Dr Who episodes?

Sadly you will not be able to get old Dr Who episodes in the early days of the Creative Archive. However, it is hoped that the BBC will in time be able to expand its contribution to the Creative Archive to include programmes from all genres.

and, rebuting some of the FUD:

I heard that Creative Archive will be using P2P technology. Isn’t that illegal?

Peer to Peer (P2P) distribution technologies are certainly one of the technologies that will make it possible for large files to be sustainably distributed online and therefore of great interest to the Creative Archive. The good news is that the technology is not illegal. When used for the distribution of legally licensed material, it provides an efficient and cost effective means of sharing and distributing content on the internet.