No, which is why you're technically supposed to get the written permission of the MLB to record a baseball game, etc.Is there any difference ethically between
Downloading is 'illegal'...that's all I see.
Yes, in my eyes, as the films people download tend to be newer than the ones on TV.
I don't see any difference.
Not really...although it could be argued that a film shown on TV is still generating revenue for the production company, thanks to advertising during the showing. A pirated film generates exactly no revenue for the producing company, and so I suppose could be considered even less ethical than recording a TV program.\/ oh yeah...good point. Unless you're stealing cable, you're probably paying for the television service to your house, a portion of which also gets back to the producers. It's convoluted, but it works.I suppose the exception would be if you just watched shows on whatever the rabbit ears can pick up (which, in Edmonton, means you still get all the CSI shows, plus the rest of CTV's programming). Of course, once the broadcast standard flips over to digital in a little while here, that option will dry up.
There's a huge difference.
One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.
[QUOTE=''unholymight'']There's a huge difference. One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.[/QUOTE]But, only once. Comparable: you pay for a stripper, so now you can go to her house whenever you feel like and she has to get naked.
[QUOTE=''-Makaveli-''][QUOTE=''unholymight'']There's a huge difference. One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.[/QUOTE]But, only once. Comparable: you pay for a stripper, so now you can go to her house whenever you feel like and she has to get naked.[/QUOTE]By that logic, purchasing movies should be illegal. :|
I don't see how this is a situation that requires an ''ethical comparison''. Both are fine.
[QUOTE=''Theokhoth''][QUOTE=''-Makaveli-''][QUOTE=''unholymight'']There's a huge difference. One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.[/QUOTE]But, only once. Comparable: you pay for a stripper, so now you can go to her house whenever you feel like and she has to get naked.[/QUOTE]By that logic, purchasing movies should be illegal. :| [/QUOTE]Care to demonstrate how?
Yes, you may have paid for the TV service, or if not the major networks air their programs for free, selling the TV show would of course be bad.
[QUOTE=''-Makaveli-''][QUOTE=''unholymight'']There's a huge difference. One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.[/QUOTE]But, only once. Comparable: you pay for a stripper, so now you can go to her house whenever you feel like and she has to get naked.[/QUOTE]
The stripper gives out new content each time. The TV show is the same every time.
[QUOTE=''btaylor2404'']Yes, you may have paid for the TV service, or if not the major networks air their programs for free, selling the TV show would of course be bad.[/QUOTE]Are you responding to me? I can't tell. And if you are, can you rephrase, because I can't tell exactly what point you're trying to make. Though, I'm sure it will be an excellent one :)
Plus with set top boxes and digital recorders I can set it to record a whole series, and anything I record can be transfered to my pc and distributed freely.
I suppose it is a little worse to download the movie off the Internet, since you've payed nothing for that. If you record it off the TV you already payed to get the content. I might also add that cable companies don't seem to have a problem with you doing so since you can get DVRs from them.
[QUOTE=''unholymight''][QUOTE=''-Makaveli-''][QUOTE=''unholymight'']There's a huge difference. One you're supposed to pay to get the content, the other you've already paid to see the content.[/QUOTE]But, only once. Comparable: you pay for a stripper, so now you can go to her house whenever you feel like and she has to get naked.[/QUOTE]
The stripper gives out new content each time. The TV show is the same every time.[/QUOTE]I welcome you to try and argue that in a court of law. What remains the same however is the specifications of the purchasing agreement. Movie companies are payed to show have their films showed a single time, and the copyright agreement expires after that. Ethically, you might be able to argue that you've seen it once, so you should be able to see it as many times as you feel. But, you've still agreed (if tacitly, by living under American jurisdiction), to abide by copyright legislation.
I'm not going to try and make a moral argument, which many will, and say it's wrong or right. But, it is illegal, and exactly the same, by law.
It's only illegal if you get caught. ;)
[QUOTE=''Legendaryscmt'']Downloading is 'illegal'...that's all I see.[/QUOTE]
But why? You're just using someone else's recording. How is that different from recording it yourself from the TV?
[QUOTE=''Bourbons3''][QUOTE=''Legendaryscmt'']Downloading is 'illegal'...that's all I see.[/QUOTE]
But why? You're just using someone else's recording. How is that different from recording it yourself from the TV?[/QUOTE]It's not. Both are illegal
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