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Absolutely. I was recently kicked off my cable provider's ISP for excessive DMCA violations (torrenting) after DVRing and their OnDemand services proved too sho

by jeffool 15y ago

Absolutely. I was recently kicked off my cable provider's ISP for excessive DMCA violations (torrenting) after DVRing and their OnDemand services proved too shoddy to actually watch. (And I forgot to DVR one show, to be fair. That one's completely on me.) It seems that they could ask you to sign in to a service, offer free show in segments, and build in local (or at least relative) advertisements. I'm told web ads cost less than traditional ads. With growing numbers watching plus interactivity, I don't get that. But even so, for generations TV has made its job to take in insane amounts of money on the back of free programming. I find it amazing that given the ability to spread their show faster and cheaper the more people watch it, they're now having trouble with this. Please, let me give you my time and eyeballs. Stop suing because we want to watch the shows you've told us are available for free, our entire lives.

sliverstorm 15y ago
Stop suing because we want to watch the shows you've told us are available for free, our entire lives. Amen. They should be thrilled their product is getting torrented so much- it means people like their product so much, they will commit crimes to get it. Few businesses are blessed with the problem of too many rabid fans.
- teamonkey 15y ago
  It's only great if you can monetize it.
  - sliverstorm 15y ago
    Either way, they still have half the problem already solved.
w1ntermute 15y ago
> I was recently kicked off my cable provider's ISP for excessive DMCA violations (torrenting) after DVRing and their OnDemand services proved too shoddy to actually watch. I get around this by using a seedbox. Downgrade your internet service to save some money and share the seedbox with a few friends - you'll end up spending the same amount per month. You can use SFTP to get the files from the seedbox to your computer and you'll be able to completely avoid detection by your ISP.

by jeffool 15y ago

sliverstorm 15y ago

Stop suing because we want to watch the shows you've told us are available for free, our entire lives. Amen. They should be thrilled their product is getting torrented so much- it means people like their product so much, they will commit crimes to get it. Few businesses are blessed with the problem of too many rabid fans.

teamonkey 15y ago
It's only great if you can monetize it.
- sliverstorm 15y ago
  Either way, they still have half the problem already solved.

w1ntermute 15y ago

> I was recently kicked off my cable provider's ISP for excessive DMCA violations (torrenting) after DVRing and their OnDemand services proved too shoddy to actually watch. I get around this by using a seedbox. Downgrade your internet service to save some money and share the seedbox with a few friends - you'll end up spending the same amount per month. You can use SFTP to get the files from the seedbox to your computer and you'll be able to completely avoid detection by your ISP.