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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Steven Côté <steven.cote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> That's not true. According to the current rules, you need a TV license >> basically if you have a tuner in your house. This includes TV cards for PC's >> but does not include people with broadband that download all their >> programming. > > <<citation required>> > http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/ > > "You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as > it's being broadcast. This includes the use of devices such as a computer, > laptop, mobile phone or DVD/video recorder." > > Since iPlayer isn't live, it does not fall under this category. "Watching TV on the internet - You need to be covered by a licence if you watch TV online at the same time as it's being broadcast on conventional TV in the UK or the Channel Islands." Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html