[ubuntu-uk] watch tv on ubuntu!

[Chris Oattes]

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)

Chris.