Just A Minute

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From: Steve Kenrick <steve.kenrick@...>
To: "just-a-minute@..." <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 21:25
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] BBC Amnesty

You only need a license if you watch tv as it is being broadcast on conventional tv.
 
You can listen to as much radio as you like without a license fee, (thanks to all the license fee payers of course).

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To: just-a-minute@...
From: wayne.styles@...
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 21:16:12 +0100
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] BBC Amnesty

 

sorry wrong. You cannot opt out of the licence fee. Unless you have no tv or radio at all. Sky is totally optional.

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Regards & best wishes

On 9 Oct 2012, at 20:08, Steve Kenrick <steve.kenrick@...> wrote:

 

< It could be argued that we as a public own the rights to all BBC broadcasts and should be able to do with what we wish. We did HAVE to pay the < < < licence fees without exception and threats of prosecution if we didnt.

Would anybody use the same argument for SKY programmes, assuming that they have paid the asking rate to watch the programmes?

Nobody made anybody pay the license fee. All could have chosen not to watch BBC tv.

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To: just-a-minute@...
From: wayne.styles@...
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 18:25:39 +0100
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] BBC Amnesty

 

Badger

TO be fair to the BBC, they still own the rights to the broadcasts. I know they may have lost the originals etc, but the individual does not own the rights either. Yes, I agree that they will sell the end products and prevent others from using where and when they can. But to be fair its their right to do so.  The BBC seem to forget that without people like Bob Monkhouse and the avid collectors (like the current group) are part of the millions that support the BBC in many ways.

It could be argued that we as a public own the rights to all BBC broadcasts and should be able to do with what we wish. We did HAVE to pay the licence fees without exception and threats of prosecution if we didnt.

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From: badger dance <badger_dance@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 18:03
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] BBC Amnesty

 

You will give your copies to The BBC they will take your content, process it and package it for broadcast/iPlayer etc. This content WILL then become a commodity for sale by BBC Worldwide Enterprises Ltd.who WILL seek to protect THEIR copyright by stopping those that freely share it via P2P/file sharing etc. Amnesties are periods of time when penalties are withheld - amnesties come to an end. (But the BBC will have your details)