Peter,

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:56:38 +0200, Peter Bindels wrote:

>...
> If you require a license to fire a gun, and you have a gun, you're not
> necessarily breaking the rules.

Back when you could own a gun here, you had to have a licence to own it - firing it didn't come into the equation.  It's the same with a car - if you 
park it on a public road, it has to have a licence.  They don't have to prove that you've driven it!

> 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.

You're confusing commercial business with government licensing - they are completely unrelated.  You have to have a licence to have a TV receiver 
(including VCRs and DVD players that can receive TV signals) installed, they don't have to prove you've watched it.

If you really want to watch DVDs but not receive broadcasts, then you could use a player that doesn't have a tuner, or a PC, feeding a monitor (but 
not a television).

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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