[ubuntu-uk] watch tv on ubuntu!

[Javad Ayaz]

a laptop would come under that!!!

On 12/05/2008, Tony Arnold <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Javad,
>
> Javad Ayaz wrote:
> > i thought those laws didnt apply if the broadcast was cast as
> "streaming"?
>
> If you are watching a program via the internet that is being broadcast
> over the airwaves at the same time, then you need a separate TV license
> to do that.
>
> An exception is that if you are watching on a portable device (which is
> defined not being plugged into the mains power supply), then your main
> home TV license will cover this.
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
> >
> > On 12/05/2008, *Alan Pope* <alan at popey.com <mailto:alan at popey.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >     On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 10:04 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
> >     > im only trying to help! lol
> >     >
> >     > this will be beneficial to my brother who is at uni and has no
> tv!!!
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> >     I am not a lawyer, but from my interpretation of the TV license
> laws,
> >     he'd need a TV license to use Zattoo at Uni - in the same way he'd
> need
> >     one if he had a telly.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >     Al.
> >
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