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On 16/09/16 18:20, Gordon Henderson wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2016, Julian Hall wrote:Bottom line; If you have a TV or radio you need a TV Licence, irrespective of what content you watch or listen to.This isn't true.The radio license was abolished in 1971. So lets stop talking about radio.While it's true that the rules for a TV license were altered at the start of this month, the previous rules are still part on the new changes. ie. You need a license if you USE equipment capable of receiving live or near-live TV broadcasts (from any broadcaster available to you in the UK - that's ITV, Ch5, Sky, etc.) So watching live TV (or near live TV - which AIUI is considered a time window during the original broadcast) via a PC required a license and always has done.So owning a TV and using it to watch a DVD, video tape, etc. does not need a license and neither did tuning a TV to channel 36 to plug your Apple II, BBC Micro, etc. into.
So how have people been /successfully/ prosecuted? Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq