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Originally Posted by moeloubani
Sure I considered it, but I wanted to watch them. Am I supposed to ignore an obvious choice which is just to download them and watch them? What's the difference between me recording them when they were on TV, ripping them to my computer and watching them there and downloading them?
See above. What's the difference? I'd be watching the same product but one way I have to spend hours recording and converting and the other I spend about 2 minutes downloading.
How is the company losing any money off of me downloading them? There is no way that I could possibly pay them for the stuff.
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Originally Posted by moeloubani
I have one of those cable boxes too I just never ended up recording it. Just saying downloading it isn't only the easiest option for me - it's the only one.
(Aside from not watching it which I don't see as an option)
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Originally Posted by moeloubani
Freetard? I'm sure I pay just as much if not more than you for TV and movies. There's no excuse - I will gladly pay if you tell me who and how to send the money.
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What part of this don't you understand? IT'S ILLEGAL.
The creator of a product has the right to sell, distribute or not as he feels fit. It's not for you to say "It wasn't available when I wanted it, so I will steal it." That's just a weak excuse for a thief. If you get traced on your IP address, I hope they fine you and you will happily pay, as you said.
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Originally Posted by Due
This interview does make me a more firm believer that the megaupload case is just a demonstration to show that SOPA is not needed and the government does not need it to enforce copyright the copyright laws when THEY WANT TO.
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No it shows the opposite. Present laws are far too slow and cumbersome to deal with this very new problem. They need to demonstrate to people like moeloubani that he can't just find an excuse for stealing. If he can't have it exactly when he wants it, how he wants it and any other reason he can dream up to steal it. It's not a defense today in court, he needs to go try it.