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Subject: Re: UK TV Licence & Broad Band question. Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2008 15:06:07 GMT

David wrote in news:fvikn0$n6n$1@news.datemas.de:

> On Sat, 03 May 2008 20:50:52 +0100, Rob wrote:
>
>>
>> "David" wrote in message
>> news:fvic6h$cks$2@news.datemas.de...
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>> Go to the TV licensing site and all the rules are explained.
>
> Well yes, I did that before posting here and *my* interpretation of
> what they say is that a licence is NOT required unless equipment is
> USED to receive or record tv programmes in REAL TIME. Merely using a
> computer with broad band for anything else is NOT "licencable" but I
> could be wrong.

No - you're right (and I've had a long battle with TVL in the past, but
IANAL...)

Ps. Battle score - Me: 1 TVL: 0