On 30/08/2007, Russell McMahon wrote: > As for "snooping" and ""unlicensed"". > If you require a gun licence to possess a gun and you possess a gun > and not a licence then you and/or the gun are not licensed in that > respect. The same applied here to TVs, so it would not be "unlicensed" > but unlicensed. ie the quotes (IMHO appear to) seek to negate the > reality of an entirely real legal requirement. And "snooping" is > something that people who are working do when it is their job, by > whatever means, to inquire and people disapprove of the inquiries > :-). If you require a license to fire a gun, and you have a gun, you're not necessarily breaking the rules. If a gun is fired in your neighborhood you'd better show it wasn't you but if you don't use the gun to shoot (say, hanging laundry from it) you'd be fine. Same with TV's used to watch DVD movies. If you don't watch cable TV you don't pay for cable TV, not even if they really want you to. Regards, Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist