johannes wrote:
>
> harikeo wrote:
>> David wrote:
>>> Does a computer user hooked up to broad band (no tv card in the pc)
>>> require a TV licence?
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if it's possible to watch television programmes in real time
>>> these days via broad band but even if it was would I still need a TV
>>> licence if NOT watching those (I don't have or want BBCiPlayer installed
>>> either).
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You don't need a TV licence for a PC with no TV card in it.
>>
>> I don't think you need a licence to watch programs downloaded using
>> iPlayer as they're pre-recorded and only available after the program has
>> been aired. I could be wrong on that given how controlled the UK is
>> becoming and what TVLA is like :)
>
> I thing it is very ambiguous indeed, most TV programmes are pre-recorded,
> and repeated, sometimes in the same week or even hour as for BBC24. Hence
> it is difficult to distinguish with (same time as transmitted on TV),
> especially since I have no TV receiver. I assume that TVLA is deliberately
> obtuse in order to frighten people to cough up the TV Tax, AKA TV licence.
You're probably correct about the TVLA frightening people. Their latest
advert is more like a trailer to a horror movie! |