And can we please come up with a better name for it...

TV Licensing has clarified whether using devices like the Slingbox is okay with them:

Using a placeshifting device to stream your home TV to a mobile device is not illegal, as long as you have a valid TV licence, according to the TV Licensing Authority.

But if you are watching the footage on a device that is plugged into the mains in a property that doesn’t have a valid licence, then you are breaking the law.

That 'plugged into the mains' bit is just so quaint.

More over at Active Digital Home.