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| Bruce was happy while having his daily amount of Downtown Abbey ... |
The 1709 Blog has engaged in
conversation with one of its many friends about payment of ... TV licences in
the UK. According to our friend, about half of his/her time [that’s exciting] since
arriving in this country has consisted of aggressive letters [pretty much mirroring this] from
TV Licensing UK telling him/her that he/she will be going to prison if
he/she does not pay for a TV licence.
In response to this incessant
mail that tends to accumulate in the common mailbox of a transient student
flat, our friend has prompted a query about the effectiveness of this method:
"Has
anyone investigated compliance rates with the UK's demands to pay TV license
fees (and does anyone ever pay the black and white TV rate?!) as well as what
kind of reactions to copyright law this approach inspires in the general
population?"
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| ... But happiness was spoiled when the postman rang (twice) |
Our friend would find it most
interesting to see the cost/benefit analysis on amount spent with nagging
letters vs. the amount of people that need to respond to make it all
worthwhile, and find whether a more economical all-round measure could be found
for supporting the TV content-providers.
Can anyone help?
