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RE: TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??


  • Subject: RE: TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??
  • From: "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:46:59 +0100

Has it on the Sky HD box too IIRC



Paul.



________________________________

From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim
Hawes
Sent: 15 June 2006 13:57
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??



Interesting too, as they provide the RF2 output specifically for this
purpose :-)
(at least they do on the standard Sky boxes)

Tim.

On 6/15/06, Paul Gale <groups@xxxxxxx <mailto:groups%40siliconpixel.com>
> wrote:
> Don't know about TV - but the Sky contract (taken from the Sky HD
terms and conditions document) says:
>
> General conditions section 4 copying and copyright:
>
> 4.1 You must not do any of the following:
>
> (b) redistribute or relay any channels (or any part of them) and/or
recordings made via the Sky+ Service
>
> So that effectively says that use of the slingbox is against their
conditions - not sure about feeding Sky into a distribution amp and feeding
around the house - I guess this is also against their terms if they're
strictly followed?
>
> Paul.





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