[blml] An EBU L&E decision.

[Wayne Burrows]

On 30/10/2007, Steve Willner <swillner at nhcc.net> wrote:
> > From: Gampas at aol.com
> > Grattan gave details of the full ruling, which can also be read at
> > http://www.ebu.co.uk/lawsandethics/misc/publications.htm
> [case 1]
>
> Thanks for quick response.
>
> > ...some mail servers garbled the  presentation.
>
> Not the mail servers; the mail was sent in a format other than ASCII text.
>
> > The basis of the appeal was that there was a failure to alert the  3H bid,
>
> I see that now and won't comment on EBU alerting except to say that I've
> been wrong about it before.  Frances Hinden pointed out an interesting
> aspect of the case: an AC can decide what is alertable.  (Though Frances
> was involved, I think her comment is entirely proper.)
>

The appeal committee do not have this right.  If they are over-ruling
a director on a point of law or regulation they can only recommend.
The director of course is bound by the announced regulations.

Wayne