Morac
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Re: If you cap it,they will download it
said by karlmarx  :But, your argument holds no merit. All of the shows on NBC are FREE already. They broadcast it over the air for all to watch. The fact that I choose to WATCH their FREE broadcast on a different medium is what annoys them. But downloading an OTA TV show from the internet is not stealing. If it's HBO or the like, then yes, you are stealing. But getting a FREE tv show in a format that is better for you is not immoral, illegal or wrong. If the version you downloaded has all the commercials intact I would agree with you, but all downloaded shows (pay or pirated) have the commercials removed. The commercials are what makes the show free. When the commercials are removed it is no longer free and at that point it would be considered stealing.
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@ssa.gov | My VCR automatically skips commercials. I guess it is stealing?
If I manually fast forward, am I stealing? |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK
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said by Hehe :
My VCR automatically skips commercials. I guess it is stealing?
If I manually fast forward, am I stealing?
YOU TERRORIST!!
j/k 
Well sorta. Seriously, I think there are some types who think like that.
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