[NTLUG:Discuss] BitTorrent and TV shows

[Paul Ingendorf]

The way content is currently distributed is through the sponsorship of
commercials.  People are under the misconception that what you see is
"free".  It is made available to you for "free" via the advertising that
pays for the use of such shows.  What you are effectively doing by
downloading the shows commercial free is avoiding what pays for that show.
This is why they say you are stealing the content.

I would be like you going to blockbuster paying to rent the movie and
showing it to 30 or 40 of your "closest friends".  By you sharing that
content you have thrown off all the controls and measures they have over
that content.  Make no mistake downloading copyrighted content is illegal
and you are taking a risk if you decide to participate in acts of piracy.

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I created this as a sep. topic in hopes that they both get answered.
Another idea of getting the TV shows part of my HDTV wishes is with
BitTorrent (or such). What's the scoop on that? I did a brief search
on that and some of the things I read seem to imply that it might not
be legal to get your TV shows this way.

This seems odd to me. Lets say I downloaded a TV show that aired
yesterday (that I missed). What's illegal about that? How is it any
different, legally, than using a PVR to record it when it aired? In any
case, my guess is that it would become quite illegal after July 2005
because such files would get around the broadcast flag.

IMHO, I think that the broadcast flag will quickly become a means for
the TV networks to charge for what is currently free. It'll be under
the excuss of "excessive expenses" and/or commercials not very
useful anymore because everybody skips them.
=TR=


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