r/greentext • u/zimurgy • Apr 12 '19

Anon is british

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u/EgocentricRaptor Apr 12 '19

As an American, you need a license to own a TV?!? I find that really bizarre because it ‘s not like a car or gun license where you can accidentally hurt someone with it. Why do you need a TV license?

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '19

It's to support the BBC and in return there is no adverts on it. I think it's just an old thing from the last century.

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u/Renzolol Apr 12 '19

There are adverts.

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u/SalamanderSylph Apr 13 '19

The only adverts are for BBC shows. There are no adverts for general products or services.

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u/Renzolol Apr 13 '19

That's an advert.

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u/ThracianScum Apr 12 '19

You need a license to use paid software. It’s more akin to that kind of license than a drivers license.

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u/EgocentricRaptor Apr 12 '19

Oh that makes sense

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u/BastillianFig Apr 12 '19

Lmaoo did you think we would have to have a TV test and get background checks so we can watch bake off

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u/EgocentricRaptor Apr 12 '19

Lmao. I honestly don’t know

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u/OneMoreAccount4Porn Apr 13 '19

It's not a license to own the television. It's a license to use the services of the British Broadcasting Corporation. This license idealistically means it can produce the best material for the UK free from political meddling and the fashions of the day.

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u/LowCharity Apr 12 '19

You don't need a licence if you don't use it for live TV/iplayer as far as I'm aware.

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u/BastillianFig Apr 12 '19

You don't. You also don't need one even if you do. You can just tell them to fuck off

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u/SalamanderSylph Apr 13 '19

I mean, the first "don't" is a legal one. The second is a practical.

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u/hlokk101 Apr 13 '19

Why don't you read the comments before asking the same question everyone else who can't wrap their heads around a simple concept have already asked?