Stephen Williams wrote: > You'd be amazed at what the TV licensing people know, and how they get > their information. > [...] > > If you buy any TV receiving equipment in the UK, you hve to expect the > seller to inform TV licensing of your purchase! > You surely live in Orwell's own country! In Germany, there is no such information chain -- yet, although I think the GEZ (our tv licensing institution over here) would love to have such a thing. Niklas