There is no IT angle to this story. What is it doing here? I am removing The Register from my bookmarks. Please cancel my subscription. I am also dissatisfied with today's weather. Please make the weather the way I like it. Goodbye.

There is no IT angle to this story. What is it doing here? I am removing The Register from my bookmarks. Please cancel my subscription. I am also dissatisfied with today's weather. Please make the weather the way I like it. Goodbye.

"There is no IT angle to this story. What is it doing here? I am removing The Register from my bookmarks. Please cancel my subscription. I am also dissatisfied with today's weather. Please make the weather the way I like it. Goodbye."

Just off to the pub then?

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I lived for years without a TV and therefore without a license. I watched movies from my substantial DVD Collection on my PC.

But I got letters... oh how I got them..

I'd like to say that they start out friendly, but they don't.

The first letter, although stating facts, makes you feel so terrified of the TVLA that the only way to prevent Jackbooted Stormtroopers kicking in the door when they "Send the boys around" is to get a license anyway... even without a TV. Maybe that's what they want.

It's not what they say, it's what they imply that scares people.

I read the letters and they say... You are a criminal.. We are sending the buys around.. if they find anything, you're nicked sonny!

Just because they have a bit of power, and they are in charge of collecting the TV Tax, they treat everyone like guilty criminal scum.

Piracy - because, let's be honest... it is.

there's a clear IT angle here, one that tells us quite conclusively that the TV licenser's database doesn't work.

we can now all safely cancel our tv tax and not worry about any men in vans as they'll think we've all got one.

EDMONDS FOR PM !!!!!!!!

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That new show of his on Sky is toe-curling.

The problem with trying to tap into the general mood of disaffection with the government (by setting yourself up as a latter-day Robin Hood figure), is that everyone remembers you live in an enormous fucking mansion in Devon, travel everywhere by helicopter and occasionally fuck up your career by dropping hapless members of the public 150ft from a crane onto concrete.

Hardly Che Fucking Guevara, are you Noel?

I'd happily pay double the TV licence, tomorrow, just to make sure there's a channel without that irritating diminutard on it.

There is no IT angle to this story but who cares. It doesn't matter what is it doing here. I am looking fondly at The Register in my bookmarks, glad to have bookmarked it many years hence. Please re-affirm my subscription (oh hang on, there is no subscription, all this news and amusement is provided free of charge, oh well...). I am also perfectly satisfied with today's weather. The Register has clearly made the weather the way I like it. Thank you.

I'd say this was covered by general public interest... and as a member of the public, i'm interested. Besides, even if the same story made the BBC news site, it wouldnt be nearly as entertaining....

deposits tuppence.

What a complete plonker! Does anyone really give a monkey's what he does these days? He's obviously board with torturing animals at his pretend zoo and foisting that penis on legs through our screens, Mr Blobby I mean, not Keith Chegwin!

Garrrr*. I detect some resentment toward your readers, me hearties. Chill your boots El Regtards, or I'll splice your mainbrace.

* It's "International talk like a pirate day" today!

I'm totally with him on this.

I also don't have a TV license...

Of course, I haven't had a TV for 6 or 7 years, but that's largely irrelevant ^_^

Skull & Crossbones because it's talk like a pirate day. Yarrrr

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Don't let the commentBastards get you down, Lester.

There's no IT angle, theres no hotel heiress angle... oh yeah, it's Friday.

... and besides... it's in the 'Entertainment' section of the website for fcuks sake!

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Hotel heiress because.. [see above]

"There is no IT angle to this story. What is it doing here? I am removing The Register from my bookmarks. Please cancel my subscription. I am also dissatisfied with today's weather. Please make the weather the way I like it. Goodbye."

Seriously, can I be the first to welcome our bearded, jumper wearing overlords....

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The bearded eejit paid by Direct Debit, which is 6 months in advance and 6 in arrears. His licence is probably valid for the next 6 months... *sigh*

Of course he's got another option - not watch any sodding TV. I use the 2 weeks or so per year that I'm visting the folks to check whether I'm missing out on anything and all I tend to see is the likes of Edmonds spouting banalities and calling it entertainment. Can't wait to see reports of a Jeremy Kyle "I'm not paying for a licence just to watch people like me" special.

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Lester, you're a twat.

Where be the coverage of 'talk like a pirate' day?

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

Splice the main brace!

Oh and where be the IT angle? Yar!

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PS: About the weather - warm and sunny, but not too hot, please.

"Here you go, cut and paste this:"

Last time I checked reg pages were read only; therefore copy & paste is the only viable option.

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Of course Noel's protestations had nothing to do with his round of publicity seeking for his new show on Sky?

And should TV Licensing really be confirming or denying any information held about their 'customers' to all and sundry?

welcome our jack booted, license sniffing overlords

It was on BBC Breakfast on BBC1 last Saturday morning. It was amusing watching the presenters squirm and for half a second thought I was watching that Brass Eye special where it was reported he'd gone crazy!

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'Nuff said.

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Been a tough week? Have a beer, metaphorically, on me.

"IT?" because sometimes the absence of something only serves to emphasise its presence.

Firstly, since when was it acceptable to disclose details of whether an address is licensed or not? Surely a breah of DPA, no? Can I just phone up and ask whether my neighbour has a licence?

Secondly, I have to agree with the embearded one's principles here. Their entire approach appears to put the burden of proof on you to prove that you don't have a TV. The law, however puts it on them to prove that you DO.

Imagine if the DVLA sent out letters with bold red text stating that because you weren't on their list of licensed drivers, they suspect you of driving without a licence and you'll need to show them that you weren't out driving illegally.

Or how about "We can't find you on the register of Sex Offenders, therefore we believe you may be out molesting small children and need you to confirm that you weren't"...

My address has been "authorised for immediate investigation" and has been due for a "visit from one of our Enforcement Officers" for over five years now. I'm still waiting for the chap to pop round as promised.

Some VERY telling answers (and even more telling witheld ones) here :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/responses_tvlicence.shtml

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