On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:20:57 -0000, "Mike" wrote:
"Grunff" wrote in message
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Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
You need a licence if you "install *or* use" (my emphasis) equipment
which can receive broadcast programme services. That includes not only
the tuner inside your telly, but also the tuner inside your video; it
would also include a PC card, which is another "tuner".
I don't believe this is true. It is what the TV Licensing often tell
you, but that doesn't make it true.
Agreed. There was a case brought some time ago for a TV used as part of a
security camera system and the case was thrown out of court. If you don't
use it for TV then you don't need a licence.
However as the OP admits he does watch videos on it then he does need a
licence.
Why? A received broadcast may not have been involved - it could be
videos from the rental shop. If the tape was recorded on a VCR,
then a license would need to be in place for where the recording was
made.
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