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When the European Human Rights Law becomes British Law next month, Article 10 - Freedom of expression, may mean that the BBC license fee/ Television License is unlawful on the basis that it infringes the rights of people to receive information freely. For years gamers have been frustrated that they need a TV license in order to play their Amigas, playstation, N64 or Dreamcast.
The TV license also discriminates against poorer people who may not have the money to pay for a TV license, Article 14 - Prohibition of discrimination, may now mean that I'll be able to use the internet through my Dreamcast for free.
Not to mention the obvious breach of privacy by the BBC in detecting TV's in private homes (see BBC/ TV licensing website see http://www.tv-l.co.uk/ )… Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life, may make this illegal. Did you know the TV license detector can, I quote:
"Not only will we be able to see where the television is and what's being watched on it, we'll know on the spot whether it's licensed."
For a full list of your Human Rights see
http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/EN/Treaties/html/005.htm
Europe has finally done something good for a change!, now we finally have the right to be innocent until proven guilty! See the website, know your Human rights. A prisoner in Austria has already won a court case in Europe, and is now entitled to TV in his cell, and a Newspaper everyday. Should we have to pay to surf the internet on our Dreamcasts, play a video on our videorecorders or pay for the BBC when we only watch Sky sports. See the website, know your rights.. The Future is Free!
The TV license also discriminates against poorer people who may not have the money to pay for a TV license, Article 14 - Prohibition of discrimination, may now mean that I'll be able to use the internet through my Dreamcast for free.
Not to mention the obvious breach of privacy by the BBC in detecting TV's in private homes (see BBC/ TV licensing website see http://www.tv-l.co.uk/ )… Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life, may make this illegal. Did you know the TV license detector can, I quote:
"Not only will we be able to see where the television is and what's being watched on it, we'll know on the spot whether it's licensed."
For a full list of your Human Rights see
http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/EN/Treaties/html/005.htm
Europe has finally done something good for a change!, now we finally have the right to be innocent until proven guilty! See the website, know your Human rights. A prisoner in Austria has already won a court case in Europe, and is now entitled to TV in his cell, and a Newspaper everyday. Should we have to pay to surf the internet on our Dreamcasts, play a video on our videorecorders or pay for the BBC when we only watch Sky sports. See the website, know your rights.. The Future is Free!
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The BBC TV license paid for News24, aswell as paying for the initial set up of other BBCs digital channels. As most people couldnt recieve these why should they have been forced to buy them.
Besides which the BBC isnt as good as it was, it cant compete against ITV (which is the most popular terrestrial channel) any more and it has no decent sport! Theres not as many decent comedies anymore either.
Dont kid yourself you are paying for the BBC when you pay for the TV license!
To put it in computer terms, its like buying a brand new computer on which you want to run Linux. However being charged £104 a year for using the computer on which you now also have the right to run Windows. However you still have to pay £104 if you only use Linux!
Besides which the BBC isnt as good as it was, it cant compete against ITV (which is the most popular terrestrial channel) any more and it has no decent sport! Theres not as many decent comedies anymore either.
Dont kid yourself you are paying for the BBC when you pay for the TV license!
To put it in computer terms, its like buying a brand new computer on which you want to run Linux. However being charged £104 a year for using the computer on which you now also have the right to run Windows. However you still have to pay £104 if you only use Linux!
New Jimmy wrote:
> Surly your buying the livence to own a TV... like a fishing
> licence?... and the BBC is a free bouns?
No, not really using
> that analogy you would get the Fishing license for free and be
> forced to pay for the Salmon even though you only want to catch
> Trout!
More like paying for a license, being allowed to fish for trout... and getting the salmon for free?
If you were paying for the right to watch TV, then why
> does all the money go the BBC and the government!
When you pay for a fishing license the money rarley goes to charity....
Besides the funding for the BBC provides for some of the Best programmes in the world... being a SKY Digital subscriber, I enjoy the choice, and a lot of the other programs supplied by those channels... but it does show the quality of BBC programs...
The only other choice would be TV made to suit the largest possible audience, which wouyld swiftly move us towards a cheap varient of American telly?
> Surly your buying the livence to own a TV... like a fishing
> licence?... and the BBC is a free bouns?
No, not really using
> that analogy you would get the Fishing license for free and be
> forced to pay for the Salmon even though you only want to catch
> Trout!
More like paying for a license, being allowed to fish for trout... and getting the salmon for free?
If you were paying for the right to watch TV, then why
> does all the money go the BBC and the government!
When you pay for a fishing license the money rarley goes to charity....
Besides the funding for the BBC provides for some of the Best programmes in the world... being a SKY Digital subscriber, I enjoy the choice, and a lot of the other programs supplied by those channels... but it does show the quality of BBC programs...
The only other choice would be TV made to suit the largest possible audience, which wouyld swiftly move us towards a cheap varient of American telly?
Surly your buying the livence to own a TV... like a fishing licence?... and the BBC is a free bouns?
No, not really using that analogy you would get the Fishing license for free and be forced to pay for the Salmon even though you only want to catch Trout!
If you were paying for the right to watch TV, then why does all the money go the BBC and the government!
No, not really using that analogy you would get the Fishing license for free and be forced to pay for the Salmon even though you only want to catch Trout!
If you were paying for the right to watch TV, then why does all the money go the BBC and the government!
New Jimmy wrote:
> I dont disagree with paying for information, like SKY or a
> newspaper. I disagree with being forced to buy information from one
> source before I can recieve it from another.
Imagine having to
> buy the Telegraph each day before you were allowed to buy the Times!
> Thats what the BBC stands for, and thats why I dont think we should
> pay a TV license!
Surly your buying the livence to own a TV... like a fishing licence?... and the BBC is a free bouns?
> I dont disagree with paying for information, like SKY or a
> newspaper. I disagree with being forced to buy information from one
> source before I can recieve it from another.
Imagine having to
> buy the Telegraph each day before you were allowed to buy the Times!
> Thats what the BBC stands for, and thats why I dont think we should
> pay a TV license!
Surly your buying the livence to own a TV... like a fishing licence?... and the BBC is a free bouns?
I dont disagree with paying for information, like SKY or a newspaper. I disagree with being forced to buy information from one source before I can recieve it from another.
Imagine having to buy the Telegraph each day before you were allowed to buy the Times! Thats what the BBC stands for, and thats why I dont think we should pay a TV license!
Imagine having to buy the Telegraph each day before you were allowed to buy the Times! Thats what the BBC stands for, and thats why I dont think we should pay a TV license!
Sully wrote:
> i called up the tv licensing people last year when i got my
> dreamcast and they said i didnt need a license as long as i only
> used it for my dreamcast and the channels werent tuned in on the
> tv...
Aye... its all true... no need to get ti in writing... as long as your not tuned in, the reception wont get picked up by the reciever van.... however it means you wont be able to watch TV anywhere in the house otherwise...
Equally does this mean that SKY, et al. must all be free since they also provide a service at a cost?...
(equally I could say that all Newspapers must equally immeaditatly become free since they are charging for the right of information... but I wont :) )
> i called up the tv licensing people last year when i got my
> dreamcast and they said i didnt need a license as long as i only
> used it for my dreamcast and the channels werent tuned in on the
> tv...
Aye... its all true... no need to get ti in writing... as long as your not tuned in, the reception wont get picked up by the reciever van.... however it means you wont be able to watch TV anywhere in the house otherwise...
Equally does this mean that SKY, et al. must all be free since they also provide a service at a cost?...
(equally I could say that all Newspapers must equally immeaditatly become free since they are charging for the right of information... but I wont :) )
Can you get that in writing! Otherwise it wont stand up in court
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