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Originally Posted by HarryT
The "TV Licence Fee" in the UK funds the BBC. It currently costs £135.50 (about US$270) per year, and every household which own a TV set has to have one. Not having a valid TV licence is a criminal (not civil) offence, the penalty for which is a statutory £1000 fine. It's free for people aged 75 or over.
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If this is the case, then...
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Originally Posted by moz
Context dependent. If you said "in the USA taking a physical good that is for sale without paying is stealing" you would be correct. But watching a television in the UK when the license fee has not been paid is not stealing. Both are "taking" as you're trying to define it.
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...no, you are not technically "stealing"... but you are clearly violating the law by denying the payment that provides due compensation to the producer (the BBC). Receiving something you were supposed to pay for, which you didn't pay for. Call that whatever you like.