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Also illegal: Downloading the same TV show with the commercial breaks intact and not skipping them

• mseebach 15y ago
  Yes, but in the isolated world of this thought experiment, that's more reasonable: Commercials are most often targeted for a specific market, so there is no value in someone watching them thousands of miles away. This is true even for global brands ("They call it a Royale with Cheese").
  • fluidcruft 15y ago
    Legal: recording the OTA broadcast and watching it two hours later without skipping ads Illegal: Downloading the same TV show with the commercial breaks intact as broadcast by your local affiliate and watching it two hours later without skipping ads
    • officemonkey 15y ago
      Legal: a friend recording a TV show on a VCR and giving you the tape. Illegal: a friend recording a TV show to an .avi file and sending you a megaupload link.