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Re:Netflix is on Fire by petepete on Sunday January 03, 2016 @10:15AM (#10830838)
Only if the screen has a tuner and aerial I think; a monitor wouldn't require one.
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Re:Netflix is on Fire by DanBC on Sunday January 03, 2016 @10:18AM (#10830857)
No, you're wrong. A person using a laptop to view live tv on eg BBC iPlayer would need to be covered by a licence.

The licence is needed for any "live broadcast tv". The equipment used is not relevant; and the source of the signal is not relevant. So someone in England watching French satellite TV still needs a licence.

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Re:Netflix is on Fire by nyreed on Sunday January 03, 2016 @11:58AM (#10831235)
This used to be the case. It changed very recently to requiring a license for all live TV, regardless of how it's received.
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