Re: TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, IANAL, but we had this exact same debate at work a couple of
days
ago, and from all the links and references posted, it appears that a
licence is required for any device displaying a TV program - not just a
traditional receiver.


Phil Harris wrote:

>
> You absolutely sure about that?
>
> I've got away with not having a TV license for several years (before I
> aquired wife and sprog who do watch terrestrial TV) in the past by
> having a
> video projector (no tuner), DVD player (no tuner), Laserdisc player
(no
> tuner) and semi-pro Panasonic S-VHS VCR (again, no tuner).
>
> I was always told that it was the fact that I had nothing with a
receiver
> built in that meant I didn't have to have a license.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > On Behalf Of Mal Lansell
> > Sent: 15 June 2006 13:09
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??
> >
> > The licence is required for the device that is displaying a
> > TV program - so a PC streaming TV from the web would require
> > a licence, even if it doesn't have a tuner card. However, I
> > don't think the Slingbox itself would need to be covered by a
> > licence, since it has no display (although there may be
> > copyright issues with rebroadcasting a show across the internet).
> >
> > Mal
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin Hawkins wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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 ?
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > >
> >
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