Heliport,
It is simple, in the FAR it is easily understood. In the UK if you are willing to read enough there is an answer there. The JAR states that a PPL may not fly for renumeration, I would not have thought it was a large leap from there to 'hire or reward', the argument had become semantic.
The issue I had with your reply is that you took a lot to task for not being precise enough in their posts, you have a point, but is it the job of the poster to state the reg verbatim, or is the job of the pilot to know the privilages of his/her licence and where to find them?
I posted a link to LASORS, LASORS gives a ref to the ANO where a pilot could find their privilages, what more do you require?
I do think the Authority needs to clarify their position.
Lunar.