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Re:TV detector vans once prowled the streets of England by midasuni on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:59AM (#25831352)
Live is something as broadcast by a U.K. licensed broadcaster. YouTube lives wouldn’t count for example, nor do zooms.
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Re:TV detector vans once prowled the streets of England by ardourdev on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:41AM (#25831629)
Unfortunately that is incorrect. You need a TV license even if you only watch foreign broadcasts: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ16
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Re:TV detector vans once prowled the streets of England by midasuni on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:06PM (#25838894)
Commmunications act 2003 sec 368 specifies it applies to television programmes

A Tim Dodd livestream of a spacex launch, or Potato McWhisky live-streaming a civ6 session is not a television programme.

(If they were they would be subject to various ofcom rules)

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