Comments on: TV Fines http://www.psfk.com/2006/02/tv_fines.html Good Ideas Report Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:37:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mizubitchy http://www.psfk.com/2006/02/tv_fines.html/comment-page-1#comment-2810 mizubitchy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2810 <p>Germany faces the same problems. Radio and TV are controlled by the state's "GEZ". You have to register each device capable of receiving TV or radio. </p> <p>Since computers have turned into multimedia devices including TV and Radio Tuners you have to register and pay for them aswell. And how's it with the fancy FM radio in your cellphone or ipod? </p> <p>However there's a difference between video-on-demand and live streams. Probably there will be new European Laws covering the changing media distribution channels issues.</p> Germany faces the same problems. Radio and TV are controlled by the state’s “GEZ”. You have to register each device capable of receiving TV or radio.

Since computers have turned into multimedia devices including TV and Radio Tuners you have to register and pay for them aswell. And how’s it with the fancy FM radio in your cellphone or ipod?

However there’s a difference between video-on-demand and live streams. Probably there will be new European Laws covering the changing media distribution channels issues.

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