Woah, ok BOAC. We're all friends here.
Yes, perhaps a slightly irrational example, but a valid one to use as a response. Where would you draw the line? I have purchased some BBC content from iTunes also, perhaps that's a more relevant example. No storage/packaging fees there.
You feel that the BBC charging for DVDs is fine. What about iTunes content? What about if they started charging for iPlayer on-demand content after a period of one week?
Perhaps the thread resulted from your original post, where you appeared to be asking for help to circumvent DRM and which would breach iPlayer's terms of use, without having to pay for the software that can achieve that.
Perhaps a more theoretical scenario might have provoked a more reasonable discussion, if that was your aim.
I agree, I do not think that non-licence payers should be able to access iPlayer, just as I think that licence payers who are temporarily outside of the UK should be able to access iPlayer content.
I also think that licencing and copyright laws are outdated, promote piracy and hopefully in the end something will give.