[Nottingham] Media Centre Linux distro?

[David Rice]

I had some discussion with the licensing people when I gave up TV and 
asked for a refund.
They said you need a license if you have any machine that can receive a 
live broadcast TV signal and display it.
That means if you have software on your PC that can display live TV from 
any channel, not just BBC, you need a license.
Even if the software cannot display BBC. The license allows you to 
receive and display live TV whatever the source.

Just thought I'd add that since people might think if you don't get BBC 
you don't need a license. :)
Regards
David

On 08/05/2012 10:46, Brian Pickford wrote:
>
> Perhaps a little known fact.
>
> You need a TV license to watch live TV from the BBC website
>
> On May 8, 2012 9:44 AM, "Jason Irwin" <jasonirwin73 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jasonirwin73 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 08/05/12 08:56, Benjamin Crowe wrote:
>     > I don't have a TV license (but thats another story)
>     BURN THE HERETIC!  :-)
>
>     Do the TV Licensing lot give you any grief?  "Sir, you have a TV*
>     which
>     is capable of receiving a signal.  You must pay."
>
>     In all honesty, you're not missing much.  Just lots of adverts.
>
>     *Maybe you don't have a TV, just big monitors?
>
>     --
>     Jason Irwin
>
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