[jambutty]

Originally Posted by Neil

I did not say they cant sell it around the world. I asked why licence payers are having to pay twice. As a licence payer you should get it at cost - we have already paid for the program.

I didn’t say that you did, but why let the reality spoil the start of an “I said, you said” argument.

I was just pointing out that if you object to having to pay twice by buying a DVD of a BBC programme, the same applies to subscribing to commercial pay as you view channels. But you don’t hear any arguments about that.

It seems to me that instead of regaling us with your views on the Coast programme, which is what this thread is all about, you decided to have a poke about the license fee and the BBC.

People will happily pay to rent a DVD of a film or pay two or three times as much to buy it.

I happen to think that buying DVD’s of BBC programmes is not only good value but also aids Aunty Beeb to produce more first rate programmes. Of course it also helps to pay certain programme presenters exorbitant salaries, but that is a different issue.