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Old 01-09-2020, 20:34   #228
Mythica
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Re: Funding of the BBC

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Not quite - it’s a licence to use equipment to receive broadcasts, not to watch them. You need the licence even if you only use a PVR to record broadcasts for later viewing. (Side note, back in the old days, you were breaking the law if you had a black and white licence for your black and white TV, but also had a video recorder, because the video recorder was receiving and recording colour signals).

It also has an additional stipulation covering reception of “broadcast” via the internet, but uniquely this clause applies only to the BBC and not to any or all TV broadcasts.
That's basically what I said, just left out the recording part.

It doesn't just apply to the BBC, it covers live broadcasts on all other online platforms too such as ITV player.

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Originally Posted by telegramsam View Post
That's what I meant as you well know!
How am I supposed to know what you mean? You said it was to use your TV which is incorrect. You can use a TV without needing a license.
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