Brittish Locals - need advice on TV licensing

[OldDirtyBastard]

Okay, so I move to university accommodation in Leeds, and will be there for a short while, and i wanna watch some formula 1, preferably live.
Is it safe to watch iPlayer without the license? Did anyone of you try to simulcast without license?

[Cpl.1nsane]

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/technology-top8/

[OldDirtyBastard]

Yeah, I’ve read about that prior.
My question is, anyone tried to watch live?
Do those guys track you by IP? I mean, is it safe to connect in uni accomodation?

[DrGonzo]

@OldDirtyBastard

Yeah, I’ve read about that prior.
My question is, anyone tried to watch live?
Do those guys track you by IP? I mean, is it safe to connect in uni accomodation?

My flatmate used to watch live streams from iPlayer and we didn’t have a licence. As far as I’m aware you won’t get caught. However, I could be totally wrong. So don’t go getting fined over what someone on the internet told you.

[higgsboson]

Are you sure you can actually watch live TV over the internet? I’ve never seen that work without a TV tuner, which counts as having a television anyway.

[taxi_evil]

Firstly, massive love for a fellow F1 fan

If you want to watch a race live, hit the students union or a bar. If its on in the middle of the night you’ll probably be watching a repeat anyway, so no legal problems

[Paddy]

BBC iPlayer live requires a license. But programs uploaded onto the site, do not. But i can’t see them catching you.

[DrGonzo]

@higgsboson

Are you sure you can actually watch live TV over the internet? I’ve never seen that work without a TV tuner, which counts as having a television anyway.

Yes. iPlayer has a live stream.

[OldDirtyBastard]

@P-Thunder.

BBC iPlayer live requires a license. But programs uploaded onto the site, do not. But i can’t see them catching you.

Do you have one, by the way? Or do you even watch TV?
Did TVL ever pay you a visit? I heard those guys get on your nerves even if you don’t receive a TV signal.

Here’s some interesting stuff:
https://www.bbctvlicence.com/Tips%20for%20avoidng%20TVL-BBC%20harassment.htm

Not sure however if you can do this trick in Uni accomodation…

EDIT: WHAT THE FUCK. I’m sorry, but this is a complete bullshit:

It used to be the case that televisions receiving a transmission from outside the UK (e.g. in Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands via the Astra satellite, on which many channels are free-to-air) did not need a licence, but this was changed by the Communications Act (2003), so that the reception of television from any source requires a TV licence.

Say fucking what? I need to pay BBC for what they are not even broadcasting? On MY terestrial? On My TV?

Anyway, I don’t see how can they track you by IP. Tuner - yes, but IP…

[align=left][color=white]John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons media select committee, said:In the past they have tackled evasion by sending threatening letters. But now they can’t just come in and say that’s your television, where’s your licence? How will they know what you’ve used your computer for?
[color=white]The broadband companies who deliver the content say the technology does not enable the BBC to identify who is watching the shows, making enforcement virtually impossible.
[color=white]When a viewer uses the iPlayer, the BBC receives the users unique IP address. To get a person’s name and address it would need access to the databases held by broadband suppliers, but they are obliged to protect customers’ privacy.
[color=white]A spokeswoman for Tiscali, a major broadband company, said: The BBC would have no evidence of TV licence nonpayment and therefore would be asking us to pass over all customer data. It would be legally and morally unacceptable.
[color=white]A spokesman for BT said: We don’t give customer information out. We don’t do it for file sharing and music piracy, and we wouldn’t do it for the BBC. They have to come to us with a court order and an IP address. Then and only then would we divulge an individual’s details.[/align]

[SkyBlue]

I had to look into this 'cus I’ve been in charge of arranging stuff for me and my mates who’ve moved off-campus after our first year:

To put it simply, if you’re watching something live, you need a TV licence, no matter how you watch it. However, I think it’s very hard for the TV licencing people to prove that you were watching it live if they were to try tracing it through IP addresses.

However, being a fellow F1 fan at uni, I’d definitely recommend watching it at the students’ union, because the atmosphere will be a lot better than by yourself in your room, and you get to meet other fans.

[OldDirtyBastard]

However, being a fellow F1 fan at uni, I’d definitely recommend watching it at the students’ union, because the atmosphere will be a lot better than by yourself in your room, and you get to meet other fans.

I’m not sure if my student union has a lot F1 fans. Haven’t been there yet.

[Paddy]

Fuck it, just stream it fella. Everyone does it! Your more likely to get caught downloading movies than watching F1 without a license over the web!

[OldDirtyBastard]

@P-Thunder.

Fuck it, just stream it fella. Everyone does it! Your more likely to get caught downloading movies than watching F1 without a license over the web!

Plus it’s not like I’m a Brittish national. And it’s not like I’m buying my laptop in UK. Bitches can’t trace me. So I guess it is:
FUCK YOU TVL

[Mango_Assassin]

Im british, i didnt realise you were, and hell i wouldnt bother getting one, besides i have sky player anyway, i dont know a single person who has been fined for downloading illegal movies/songs my freind has over a 25,000 song count of downloads, its when you start selling them and get caught your fucked.