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Why should someone who watches YouTube streams feel any obligation to "contribute" financially to the TV license? What are you even talking about?
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one?
Why should someone who watches YouTube streams feel any obligation to "contribute" financially to the TV license? What are you even talking about?
You don’t need a licence if you only ever watch on demand or catch up programmes on services other than BBC iPlayer (and you also never watch live TV programmes on any channel, including on iPlayer).
WTF is he posting that for anyway, I know and always have known when and when not a licence is needed unlike most who keep saying its for owning a TV (not just talking about in this forum), is he campaigning to save the BBC licence?
Well to be fair even the BBC don't seem sure!WTF is he posting that for anyway, I know and always have known when and when not a licence is needed unlike most who keep saying its for owning a TV (not just talking about in this forum), is he campaigning to save the BBC licence?
They took that out years ago. It was always legal to own a TV without a "licence". But the BBC used to tell people it wasnt.
I hope they do decriminalize it ,because then we can all just watch TV without paying and not give a crap. "Its a civil matter", aka no one cares.
do they need an alternative licensing mechanism in place before they will do it, though.
Well to be fair even the BBC don't seem sure!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51373372
Edit: They changed it It did say anyone who installs or watches a TV earlier! Someone obviously pulled them up on it.
YouTube streams does not equal Live
if it's no longer a criminal offence, will the costs to the tax payer of pursuing offenders under civil law and, even burden of proof, be reduced ?
Well it's been just over a year, license free. I had one letter near to when I signed off it and nothing since, not even a knock on the door which is a little disappointing tbh. I genuinely don't watch the TV anymore, on any channel. Might look at their website occasionally for a laugh at the comments sections and might listen to a bit of radio 4ex , which I'd be happy to subscribe to.
Naughty me for dodging that I guess , but I'm not funding 1M a year salaries for sports presenters on channels that don't broadcast sports!
So the Goverment consultation opens today where do you put our opinion?