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Re:Poll: Do you own a working television? by jgrahamc on Thursday July 16, 2009 @08:34AM (#707769)
"The funny/ironic thing is that often the people suggesting this are the same people who mindlessly sit in front of twitter/reddit etc watching rubbish."

That's me :-)

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Re:Poll: Do you own a working television? by axod on Thursday July 16, 2009 @08:41AM (#707777)
Slightly off topic now, but doesn't it seem right+proper that you have a TV license if you use BBC iPlayer?
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Re:Poll: Do you own a working television? by jgrahamc on Thursday July 16, 2009 @08:55AM (#707804)
I looked into this carefully. I would need a TV license if I watched programs on the BBC iPlayer at the same time they are broadcast. Currently there is no requirement to have a TV license if you watch iPlayer programs after they are shown.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_...

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Re:Poll: Do you own a working television? by dtf on Thursday July 16, 2009 @09:01AM (#707817)
Yes. Though it would only be legally required for watching a live iPlayer stream. Not quite sure how the dudes in the vans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NmdUcmLFkw) detect this though.
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