 MoracCat god
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Riverside, NJ
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Re: Simple way to avoid copyright issues said by Rekrul:I pay for cable, so how is it theft if I download copies of network TV shows?
It all has to do with licensing. Networks pay broadcasting fees to shows. Your cable company pays a carry fee to the networks and you pay your cable company, so you are in effect paying a broadcast fee. That's different than a download fee since the licensing is different, which is why some downloadable programs (like SNL) have sketches missing.
So it's actually breaking a licensing contract, which while not theft, is illegal.
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 ArrayListnetbus developerPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | how is downloading it different than recording it with digital recorder? it is the same content. |
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Rekrul
join:2007-04-21
Milford, CT Reviews:
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said by Morac:It all has to do with licensing. Networks pay broadcasting fees to shows. Your cable company pays a carry fee to the networks and you pay your cable company, so you are in effect paying a broadcast fee. That's different than a download fee since the licensing is different, which is why some downloadable programs (like SNL) have sketches missing.
So it's actually breaking a licensing contract, which while not theft, is illegal. It's the same content that I can watch over the air for free... |
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MoracCat god
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| said by Rekrul:It's the same content that I can watch over the air for free...
And again that doesn't matter. It all has to do with licensing.
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Rekrul
join:2007-04-21
Milford, CT Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
| said by Morac:said by Rekrul:It's the same content that I can watch over the air for free...
And again that doesn't matter. It all has to do with licensing. In other words, common sense doesn't apply where copyright is concerned... |
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