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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: SANSteve on December 10, 2007, 09:41:00 AM

Title: England ATC Live Feeds...Illegal?
Post by: SANSteve on December 10, 2007, 09:41:00 AM

With all the English spotters there are, wondering why Heathrow and Gatwick aren't on LiveATC.net?  Maybe against law to monitor or put up for world to hear...Steve

Title: Re: England ATC Live Feeds...Illegal?
Post by: MathFox on December 10, 2007, 12:10:41 PM

It's so frequently asked: http://www.liveatc.net/forums/index.php/topic,2967.0.html (http://www.liveatc.net/forums/index.php/topic,2967.0.html)

Title: Re: England ATC Live Feeds...Illegal?
Post by: Inspectorate on December 10, 2007, 03:33:54 PM

Also illegal in Spain, I guess...

Title: Re: England ATC Live Feeds...Illegal?
Post by: tyketto on December 10, 2007, 05:32:12 PM

Quote from: Inspectorate on December 10, 2007, 03:33:54 PM

Also illegal in Spain, I guess...

Any rule or regulation to back this up? Just curious.

Please don't think that because there isn't a feed here for an airport in a given country means that it is illegal in that country. there just isn't a feed there or someone wanting to host a feed. Outside of applicable law, LiveATC is a voluntary network..

BL.

Title: Re: England ATC Live Feeds...Illegal?
Post by: MathFox on December 10, 2007, 07:06:54 PM

I know that about 10 years ago the law in the Netherlands changed... Under the old law you were allowed to listen to all transmissions you could receive, but you could not disclose the content of what you heard, unless it was a public broadcast.
Under the new law that restriction was lifted, so liveATC from the Netherlands is possible now.