Quick post about confidentiality
Obvious, I suppose, but as soon as I got my BBC staff pass I started to think differently about what I say here on the blog about the BBC. I’m not worried about upsetting the management or about getting the sack (I don’t really work here – I’m a freelancer) but I am seriously worried [...]
My first week as blogger in residence…
I think this is my fourth full day at the BBC. I’ve got a Staff Pass (temporary) and I’m just getting used to the idea that I’m allowed in the building at all. Here are my notes from a few interesting presentations and meetings I attended last week: Linked Open Music. First, Matthew Shorter and [...]
Diane Hamer: BBC intellectual property lawyer
And we’re off. For my second meeting Nick took me to meet Diane Hamer, a top BBC copyright lawyer (her business card says ‘Trade Mark Lawyer’ but she’s more general than that). We chatted about the challenges for intellectual property in the digital era and for the BBC in particular (and Nick bought me a [...]
Rain Ashford at BBC Backstage
Nick Reynolds is editor of the BBC Internet blog (which is an interesting phenomenon in its own right), a BBC old-timer (sorry Nick!) and a man who seems to know just about everybody of influence at the Corporation. I’m working next to Nick for the duration of my tour of BBC FM&T and he’s my [...]
