I have just come across an artificial intelligence platform churning out duff information about the TV licence.
Hardly surprising you might think, given that the BBC is a real intelligence platform (allegedly) and regularly does the same.
Someone has asked AI platform Poe: "Do I need a TV license (sic) if my TV has a built-in BBC player (sic) that I don't use? How can I provide evidence that I don't watch it?"
The wrong answer, which you can read in the image above, was given by the platform. So much for intelligence, huh?
The correct answer is that you do not need a TV licence merely because you could, theoretically, access the BBC iPlayer. It is the act of watching or downloading BBC on-demand programmes that requires a TV licence; not the mere capability to do so.
I should also add that it is perfectly legal to use the BBC iPlayer to watch S4C on-demand without a TV licence. That being the case, merely having access to the BBC iPlayer proves absolutely nothing whatsoever.
This is a difficult concept for some people to grasp, particularly when the BBC and TV Licensing are quite happy for people to incorrectly believe that a TV licence is needed for pretty much everything you do.
We would sign-post readers to our earlier articles about The Rudd Defence and Taking a TV Licence Fee Holiday.
These articles contain legal references reaffirming our earlier comment: It is the act of receiving licensable content that needs a TV licence; not the mere ability to do so.
As for providing evidence that you don't watch BBC iPlayer, you do not need to do that. Evidentially the onus is on TV Licensing to prove a person's non-compliance with the legislation, not the other way around.
We'd remind all readers that virtually every TV licence conviction stems from admissions a person makes on their doorstep. By simply closing the door and saying nothing, the occupier can deprive TV Licensing of the evidence it needs to take matters further.
Remember: TV Licensing is a thoroughly reprehensible and dishonest organisation. It should not be trusted under any circumstances. Keep the door firmly closed and the scum from TV Licensing outside in the cold.
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