2008/5/12 Chris Oattes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm afraid that this isn't the case: > > "Do I need a TV Licence if I only watch programmes online? > > It makes no difference how you watch TV - whether it's on your laptop, > PC or mobile phone or through a digital box, DVD recorder or TV set - if > you use any device to receive television programmes as they're being > shown on TV, the law requires you to be covered by a TV Licence. > > You will not need a TV Licence to view video clips on the internet, as > long as what you are viewing is not being shown on TV at the same time > as you are viewing it." > > http://tinyurl.com/6loxlw (using tinyurl because the licensing URL is huge) > > Chris. >
The key point for discussion in this case (IMO) is the phrase "covered by" The point Tony made was that you don't need a separate license for a portable device. I.e. if I have a license at home, and take my battery powered TV receptacle to my caravan in Skegness, I don't need ANOTHER license for the caravan, as the home one covers it. -- Steve Garton http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
