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Re:Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight by vertex-four on Sunday January 18, 2015 @08:43AM (#8907488)
> But the tax is not for picking up signals, any consumption of BBC media means the viewer must pay the license fee.

Actually... it's consumption of live TV broadcasts specifically (you can consume news, radio, and BBC iPlayer catchup without paying a penny), and it covers all live TV - even if you only watch, say, Channel Five online, and never access any BBC content, you have to pay the fee.

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Re:Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight by nailer on Sunday January 18, 2015 @02:25PM (#8908510)
Only if you never use 'watch live' in iPlayer. See http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/tvlicence
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Re:Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight by vertex-four on Sunday January 18, 2015 @05:16PM (#8909165)
That's what I meant by catchup.
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