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And lo On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:38:15 -0000, scott <sco### [at] scott com> did
spake thusly:
>> Not even then, they changed the rules - if you watch programmes via
>> something like the BBC's iPlayer which doesn't require a tuner of any
>> description you'll need a licence.
>
> Do you have a reference, only reason I ask is that on the TV licensing
> website it says:
>
> "You do 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."
>
> To me that seems pretty clear that you don't need a license to use
> iPlayer.
"The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (No. 692)
9 (2) In this regulation, any reference to receiving a television
programme service includes a reference to receiving by any means any
programme included in that service, where that programme is received at
the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is received by members of
the public by virtue of its being broadcast or distributed as part of that
service."
The catch is the definition of "virtually". It also means you have to
watch out when the BBC repeats stuff as it has recently done with somethng
like Screenwipe (originally BBC4 now repeating on BBC1).
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Phil Cook
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