Re: How do you put a TV station on the Mbone?

On 4/29/2011 8:57 PM, Robert Bonomi wrote:

Those royalties are based on the_actual_number_ of persons tuning in to each such work. No 'averaging', no 'estimating', nothing based on 'ratings', or other 'sampling techniques -- you have to count the_actual_number_ of people tuned in. It gets messy, but you have to have 'auditable' records of when each person 'tuned in', and when they 'tuned out'. One_has_ to be able to detect the latter condition under all possible circumstances.

Really? How do they detect the number of people that were gathered around my screen while I was watching? Does that mean I'll be able to get a refund (pro-rated of course) for falling asleep during UFC 129 this weekend? -- Dave