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Originally posted by michael1983l
reply to post by Insomniac
Very good point, you are indeed right. The license fee did fund the BBC's change to Digital. However Arqiva did not see this money nor was it intended to upgrade the transmitter network. Much more infrastructure needs upgrading other than the transmitter network.
Originally posted by PW229
I have paid. I do not download content from "dodgy sites." I purchase the DVD's then rip them to a hard drive. I can produce the original DVD for every single TV show, film on the drive. So my point stands, I would be "paying again" if I purchased a TV license purely because I own a television.
Originally posted by mattifikation
Wow. The UK is the prime example of what happens when people sit back quietly and let the government strip away their rights.
Next time one of you UK citizens get arrested for something you got caught doing on CC camera, you should ask the prosecutor if he had a TV license to watch you in the first place.
Originally posted by Insomniac
Originally posted by mattifikation
Wow. The UK is the prime example of what happens when people sit back quietly and let the government strip away their rights.
Not really, the BBC has always been funded this way... Since the 1930's at least.
Originally posted by qvision
Not paying for stuff is a british hobby, as is anti-authoritarianism, so i'm totally with you but you should at least have the guts to say "ye i watch TV but i'm not paying whitehall for the pleasure".
You Cowards ;+]
It’s against the law to watch or record TV programmes as they're being shown on TV without a valid licence. This includes the use of devices such as a TV, computer, mobile phone, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder. Watching TV without a valid licence is a criminal offence. This can lead to prosecution, a court appearance and a fine of up to £1,000 (not including legal costs).
Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
Tragically, for you and this gash thread, the rules for having a tv licence are on a leaflet at the Post Office. They're published online. They're even on the licence itself, the printed version, they also accompany the online version. A pigs bladder on a stick knows you only need a tv licence if you watch LIVE television broadcasts.
Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
(of course, ATS won't do anything, the world outside the USA doesn't exist)