Re: TV licensing legality of a SlingBox ??

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The licence is required for the device that is displaying a TV program
-
so a PC streaming TV from the web would require a licence, even if it
doesn't have a tuner card.  However, I don't think the Slingbox itself
would need to be covered by a licence, since it has no display (although
there may be copyright issues with rebroadcasting a show across the
internet).

Mal




Kevin Hawkins wrote:

> I was extolling the virtues of a SlingBox to somebody yesterday ( a JP
> who doesn't own a TV) as they would be interested in watching the
World
> Cup and they have a family who could provide the source. They asked me
> what the legality of such a solution would be with regard to TV
> licensing. I believe the TV license is applied to the building (or
room
> in rented cases) that the viewer is located - or is it perhaps where
the
> TV receiver is ... Now PC World didn't ask me my address when I bought
> the SlingBox so I'm guessing they are not obliged to inform TV
Licensing
> - but that doesn't make sense either as it does contain a FreeView TV
> receiver.
>
> So what does anyone think of the legality of receiving a streamed TV
> program at an address that doesn't have a TV licence, if say it was
> streamed from home (or in this case their sons home) ? I'm guessing
> it's not legal....and if so does that extend to not being legal to
watch
> a Slongbox that you own and located at your own home but viewed
> elsewhere. Do you think this person could buy (own) the Slingbox and
> place it elsewhere and watch it at home ?
>
> K
>
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