UK to ban EU decoders for local programmes after Brexit
The UK's intellectual property office announced that UK residents who use satellite TV services from other EU countries in order to avoid the high costs of UK TV providers risk breaking the law after Brexit.
The practice is currently exempted under UK law, following an EU court ruling in 2011 upholding the freedom of services across the EU. However, the UK government said it does not plan to maintain the clause after exiting the EU, making foreign decoders to watch UK programmes illegal.
UK residents will still be able to contract satellite TV services and decoders from providers on the continent. However, this cannot be purely to avoid the costs of a UK subscription. For example, expats living in the UK who use decoders intended for EU audiences to view programmes in their native language will not be violating British law after Brexit, provided there is no intent to avoid any charge associated with the programmes.
UK residents will still be able to contract satellite TV services and decoders from providers on the continent. However, this cannot be purely to avoid the costs of a UK subscription. For example, expats living in the UK who use decoders intended for EU audiences to view programmes in their native language will not be violating British law after Brexit, provided there is no intent to avoid any charge associated with the programmes.
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