Chris, Chris Oattes wrote: > Tony Arnold said the following on 12/05/08 11:24: >> Javad, >> >> Javad Ayaz wrote: >>> a laptop would come under that!!! >> Yep! Just run it on batteries! >> >> Tony. > > > I'm afraid that this isn't the case: > > "Do I need a TV Licence if I only watch programmes online? > > It makes no difference how you watch TV - whether it's on your laptop, > PC or mobile phone or through a digital box, DVD recorder or TV set - if > you use any device to receive television programmes as they're being > shown on TV, the law requires you to be covered by a TV Licence. > > You will not need a TV Licence to view video clips on the internet, as > long as what you are viewing is not being shown on TV at the same time > as you are viewing it." > > http://tinyurl.com/6loxlw (using tinyurl because the licensing URL is huge)
I agree, but portable devices are covered by your home license and a portable device is one that does not need mains power. So a student at University could watch TV on a portable device which would be covered by his/her parents license back home. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security, Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004 University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 Manchester M13 9PL. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
