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DD....guess they're breaking 2 sets of rules then....public noise act & broadcastin Music to the public.....but do they care about either....not on your Nelly............


But.........if you were to take the law into your own hands n smash his speakers up so he couldn't break 2 set's of rules........who's the one who'll end up in court....???


Hmmmm.....this country has got it Soooo right...lol

Hi Ann...nice to see you.

First time I've heard about it I must say. :o)x

It's like this going digital thing on your tv...Great ! not only do we have to buy a tv licence but now we are being force to have sky or cable or freeview and paying for that too !

Jules cant remember off the top of my head how much it is.........

but it has been law for a long time i've been in the same job for 14yrs an we have always had to have one......

it pretty much the same sort of thing as usein the internet...IE....you have to be coverd by your t,v licence for that too...
if you dont have a t,v licence you shouldnt legally be usein the internet ...


agree wat a country we live in.....Pmsl

Rach....we have our own radios for our own personal use in each of our offices (those who wish to bring their own radios in)....it's not being broadcast throughout the premisses......guess it's the same as.... but it's us not the company who's doing it....

i know it sounds mad ..

but its cause its bein broadcasted on company property,,xx

I'm going to take a karioke machine in tomorrow n make my own songs up n broadcast it over the tannoy system..................the boss will have no choice but to get a licence then...pmsl

Pmsl....you do right hun!!

Either that or I'll get the sack...pmsl

now thats another law hun they cant just sack ya any more...lol

do ya not have an ipod??...solves the prob an ya dont have to listern to others chattin to ya..Lol

That wouldn't work for me.....I double up as the receptionist....so need to listen out for phone...

bugger!!..lol

Well think its gonna have to be the karaoke(sp) machine option then hun..x

Me too....

Best get penning some lyrics then......


Is 'Old Macdonald' Copyrighted dyu know....??

think there is a high possibility that it is..pmsl

yes its true and stupid. you have to own a lisence

cost about £70 or £80

might be more now

Since when have you needed a licence to use the internet?
I think that is incorrect.
The PRS rules have been in place for many years - and so they should be. If you invented something would you be quite happy for everyone to use it for free? Certainly not! It is exactly the same with music and intellectual property - if someone writes a piece of music then why shouldn't they be paid for it? For example, for years pubs etc have had to have a licence - you will often see the PRS poster/sticker.

errol that isnt what i meant..what i meant was...to come on sites that advertise or watch programmes via yr p.c an internt you are supposed to have a t,v licence

Sorry - I see what you mean.

Basically, the law says that anyone who uses a device to receive TV signals (this includes a TV card in a computer if you have one, a video/DVD/hard drive recorder and set top boxes) must obtain a licence.

However, as far as computers are concerned, this only applies to live broadcasts or if you are using your computer to watch programmes at the same time as they are being broadcast to normal television.

And you can legally watch downloadable clips and archived programmes without purchasing a licence.

Also, the law over licences and computers only applies if you are watching content from a television station which is broadcasting from with the UK.

make your own music............. sounds good to me, some of the garbage i hear i know i could do better....pmsl..
errol hun, i'm afraid its right, you need a tv licence to use internet, my brothers up in arms at mo, his buisness has internet and they sent him a tv licence through as he has the internet, their reply was you can get radio, tv through it............ they seem to want to get money from you for everything.....
kaz xxx
sorry errol takes me ages to type, this law just makes no sence.......xxxx

I used to run the family video shop and we had to have a licence to watch films in the shop and to play music, cant remember how much it cost us.

Mind when ya think of it you have to have a licence now if you want to make a video of your wedding due to the music played at it.