Re: TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??

["Phil Dye" <phil@xxxxxxx>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5074406.stm

"Firms that let staff watch the World Cup on broadband could be fined
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000
if they do not hold a TV licence."

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phil

On 15/06/06, Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I was extolling the virtues of a SlingBox to somebody yesterday ( a JP
> who doesn't own a TV) as they would be interested in watching the
World
> Cup and they have a family who could provide the source.  They asked
me
> what the legality of such a solution would be with regard to TV
> licensing.  I believe the TV license is applied to the building (or
room
> in rented cases) that the viewer is located - or is it perhaps where
the
> TV receiver is ...  Now PC World didn't ask me my address when I
bought
> the SlingBox so I'm guessing they are not obliged to inform TV
Licensing
> - but that doesn't make sense either as it does contain a FreeView TV
> receiver.
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> So what does anyone think of the legality of receiving a streamed TV
> program at an address that doesn't have a TV licence, if say it was
> streamed from home (or in this case their sons home) ?    I'm guessing
> it's not legal....and if so does that extend to not being legal to
watch
> a Slongbox that you own and located at your own home but viewed
> elsewhere.    Do you think this person could buy (own) the Slingbox
and
> place it elsewhere and watch it at home ?
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phil


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