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by nailer 100 days ago
The way it’s worded it is that any thing that could be deemed “live TV” is liable for the tax regardless of who produced the content.
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PaulDavisThe1st 100 days ago
Are you suggesting that there's significant ambiguity about what "live TV" means?
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nailer 100 days ago
Yes. TNT shows live TV for example, last I checked they were produced by the UFC rather than BBC.
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PaulDavisThe1st 100 days ago
The UK law is specifically designed to cover this. It's not some weird thing. Any "live TV" requires a license even if you watch it via streaming services.
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nailer 100 days ago
If the law intends this, this is specifically a very weird thing. Why would the law intend to make people pay the BBC to watch UFC?
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mytailorisrich 100 days ago
The law did not really intend this as it was written when "live TV" meant sitting in front of an actual TV. Since then it has been interpreted as covering everything, I think to protect revenues and deter even more people from ditching their TV licence.
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