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BBC Opens TV Archive to Remixers
megla writes "The BBC has opened its Creative Archive to the public, allowing users to be VJs and remix BBC content. The BBC's "current music" radio station, Radio 1, is running a competition in conjunction with the release.
Unfortunately, the license the content is released under requires that you are a UK resident to use it." For British residents, however, this is well worth the television license.
As I understand the UK licensing (licencing) law, you would not have to pay a licence fee if you do not have a device capable of receiving or recording TV programming. If you have a DVD player with no recording capability and a monitor without a tuner you may be exempt from licencing requirements.
See http://www.kevinboone.com/tv_licence.html for a but more information.
Also see http://www.tvlicensing.biz/info_on_tvlicensing/
IANAL.
> So the fact that a van is in the area is not as
> much of a giveaway as it once was
Giveaway? Surely the primary point of the vans is to convey the impression that you're likely to get caught watching TV without a licence.
> they assume that everyone has a TV set, so you
> have to prove you DON'T have one in order for
> them to leave you alone.
They have to prove that you DO have one in order for them to prosecute you. They will tend to send intimidating letters though.
> Also, they have automatic right of entry to your
> home without a warrant
No they don't.
> They send you very strongly worded authoritarian
> and intimidating letters to make you pay,
> especially if you have no record of payment
> because you don't have a TV set
True, and quite irritating.
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Yes the post realises this: They lived in the UK. Their point was in reference to the ad breaks on UK commercial television (as raised by the parent poster's comments on Sky).
Hope that made sense as I can't remember people's names!
Despite this I have to pay the mandatory BBC-tax every year, just because I own a television.
No you dont. Detune your TV, unplug your aeriel, and you dont need to pay. You do need to pay if your watch Corronation Street.
Sure I'm listening to their radio station, and watching their website
You don't need a TV license for either of those things.
with things like the BBC World Service) who don't have to pay this tax.
The World Service (radio) is funded by the foreign office, not the TV license. World TV is funded by advertisers and is not available in the UK (theoretically).