Thursday, 22 February 2007

SMH: TV program delays 'turning viewers into pirates' The SMH ran a story yesterday - TV program delays 'turning viewers into pirates', with a followup 'blog' Are you a TV show pirate? The reader comments are pure gold. "Are you a TV show pirate?" Yes, yes I am. Posted by: Hurley at February 21, 2007 3:45 PM tv is dead. long live tv. once you download you don't go back. i never watch australian tv. i watch what i want, when i want on what i want. I'd be happy to download from the networks as long as they guarantee simultaneous worldwide release. They could even include 5 minutes of ads (base their advertising revenue on the number of downloads for particular programs) as long as they guarantee high def content. Until then i'm afraid i'm gonna have to be a pirate mate.... Posted by: Dude at February 21, 2007 4:33 PM Could someone please point me to the exact point of law and valid precedents that show downloading episodes of television that have screened somewhere, but that may or may not ever be screened on free-to-air tv in my house, is in fact 'illegal'? 'Downloading' itself is NOT illegal behaviour. Why, Asher, are you stereotyping all of the many, many people who downloads tv shows as 'lawbreakers'? This 'illegality' is yet to be demonstrated, and personally I cannot believe that ordinary Australians agree that it could EVER BE illegal behaviour to do so. Posted by: bob at February 21, 2007 3:35 PM [listening to: Make Me Shine - Echo & the Bunnymen ] 1:43:36 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

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