[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu & TV licensing

[Sean Miller]

john levin wrote:
> Interesting question. I think (insert standard IANAL disclaimer here) 
> that only hardware devices require a license. Given how new both the 
> provision of 'tv' programs over the net, the spread of broadband, and 
> the use of computers for tv reception, this is probably a legal grey 
> area. I haven't heard of any prosecutions, although some are hinted at here:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4708170.stm
> (But it seems that only live broadcasts - not shows made, put on a 
> server, and downloaded at leisure - are included.)
>   
This link may be of use...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5081350.stm

Sean