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MSE News: You'll need a TV licence to use iPlayer from 1 September this year
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From 1 September all users of the BBC's catch-up service iPlayer will be required by law to hold a TV licence...
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'You'll need a TV licence to use iPlayer from 1 September this year'
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Comical how they have ignored government advice and will continue with the same "enforcement methods" as watching live TV without a licence. Business as usual then?0
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time to scrap the TV licence! the BBC have had it good for way too long.
and from all the scandal thats come out they need to start fending for themselves.0 -
How is this going to be enforced?0
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^^This.^^How is this going to be enforced?
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^^This.^^
If you watch All4, or ITVPlayer, only for catch-up, and specifically not BBC iPlayer, will you still need a licence?
Maybe they will be given powers to search your computer.
A way round this is that ISP's pass on £1 to the BBC per month from every internet subscription to cover the cost of iPlayer - they could then just keep iPlayer licence free.0 -
Good! If they can afford an Iphone, they can defiantly afford a license.The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!
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A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »Maybe they will be given powers to search your computer.
A way round this is that ISP's pass on £1 to the BBC per month from every internet subscription to cover the cost of iPlayer - they could then just keep iPlayer licence free.
At least £10 a month would be fairer. The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!0 -
At least £10 a month would be fairer.
Not really. I would wager there are more people subscribing to the internet than have a TV. Why charge for a TV licence that covers all aspects of BBC codswallop when you could just pay for what you want.
Maybe you will need to register a TV licence number on iPlayer in order to access it.0 -
How is this going to be enforced?
From the connection you have with the Iplayer.
All network communications are logged automatically across all internet networks, what ever site you visit, by any provider, both landline or mobile.
You have a unique IP address.
They could in theory ID your IP address from this alone. Then follow that up to with the provider for the bill payer address.
The more into 'the internet of things' we all go, the easier it is to find you.The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!0 -
A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »Not really. I would wager there are more people subscribing to the internet than have a TV. Why charge for a TV licence that covers all aspects of BBC codswallop when you could just pay for what you want.
Maybe you will need to register a TV licence number on iPlayer in order to access it.
My £10 reply was really being a bit of a dig at the 'poor' people who own an iPhone.
Actually if you use the Iplayer and Radioplayer on the BBC you are using about 80%+ of what the BBC offers anyway.
As for registering on your iPhone, no doubt Apple will want their cut.
As for not wanting any of the codswallop, that is more to do with the license conditions itself, which has just been renewed for a few more years yet.The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!0
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