Quote: Originally posted by starman: If you don't have the means to watch the show and don't pay for the service, it IS illegal. If you don't PAY for cable TV, you shoul…

Quote: Originally posted by macaddict0001: one flaw editing out the commercials a better idea would be to stream them and get a membership with a monthly fee like cable…

Quote: Originally posted by Wiskedjak: It starts to get a little grey at that point. But, your cable bill doesn't pay 100% for your viewing. Part of the cost of watchi…

Quote: Originally posted by Tulkas: It doesn't really matter much in the ethics of it, example: I do not have cable. I have a little wire that acts as a decent antenna.…

i downloaded a couple of episodes of Alias because abc f'ed up the scheduling a few times and had it on late or not at all. i don't think its wrong as long as your not making money…

Quote: Originally posted by Tulkas: No more illegal than taping it and giving it to someone. That about explains it!

It doesn't really matter much in the ethics of it, example: I do not have cable. I have a little wire that acts as a decent antenna. The few channels I do get happen to carry the …

Quote: Originally posted by Millennium: It is probably illegal for the person to provide it for you to download, but it is not illegal for you to download it (except per…

dcolton-- Quote: I don;t have cable. I wanted to watch Stargate Atlantis, so I downloaded it. Is this illegal or could it be akin to someone loaning me a vhs of the …

I worked for a cable company and this was never brought up in legality issues. Basically it is the same as getting a tape from someone.

It is probably illegal for the person to provide it for you to download, but it is not illegal for you to download it (except perhaps for aiding and abeting the person running the …

Most of the time I download shows that I would have otherwise recorded on VHS a year ago. I love the simplicity of VHS, but ever since bittorren I just like to get HDTV widescreen…

Quote: Originally posted by -Q-: That's exactly what I'd want. I snag a lot of shows online b/c I've missed them or I'd like to watch them on the road. I wouldn't mind p…

If you don't have the means to watch the show and don't pay for the service, it IS illegal. If you don't PAY for cable TV, you shouldn't be watching anything FROM cable TV. If you…

Quote: Originally posted by Wiskedjak: I'd like to see someone start distributing over the Internet. Pay-per-view downloadable shows in xvid complete with commercials. …

Quote: Originally posted by fireside: i wonder if its "legal" for me to download TV Shows, even though i pay for cable, and the show i want to watch. like, lets say i w…

i wonder if its "legal" for me to download TV Shows, even though i pay for cable, and the show i want to watch. like, lets say i wanted to download "Detective Conan" cause i can't…

I think that its ok if your on the oceon or in outer space but on earth land it could be either way

If the rip includes commercials: legal, though your local cable provider might have some issues with it. If the rip doesn't include commercials: illegal

I really don't know exactly what the law on this is and, as we saw in the thread about copying songs in Australia, the law is very different in different countries. From what I kn…

Quote: Originally posted by drive-thru: So if I had cable, It would be legal? Who am I stealing from? The cable company...the sci-fi channel? Just curious. I…

Quote: Originally posted by Tulkas: Considering you don't pay for them anyway.. not illegal unless it expressly says so. Originally posted by dcolton: I don;t have cab…

He isn't talking about dvds obviously. Stargate Atlantis is only going on the 5th episode. Considering you don't pay for them anyway.. not illegal unless it expressly says so.

Maybe i'm not the person to ask because I believe hacking should be legal but my pov on this is that its ok as long as you don't sell or give copy's cause the person distributing t…

I agree with drive-thru. Someone could bring a DVD over to my house and let me watch it, but that doesn't mean it's legal to download it over the internet. Same with TV shows.