Xevallah Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Cable companies don't do much in the way of curtailing pirating because...let's face it...what do you need a 5mb line for...really? If I didn't pirate, I'd be very happy with a DSL connection. Pages don't load any faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Well... I'd say something like "there are legtimate uses." But as Bit Torrent apparently makes up SIXTY PERCENT (I'm not sure as to the accuracy but numbers bandied about seem to ovulate around 40-60) of Interweb bandwidth, I think it's fair to say we're all either doing a lot of legtimate downloading or some people are being very naughty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3master Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Every ISP that sell fast connections know what they are used for and they wouldnt be selling that if no one would download on dc or bittorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quosego Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Every ISP that sell fast connections know what they are used for and they wouldnt be selling that if no one would download on dc or bittorrent. True, if Isp's illegalize torrenting, bandwidth above 512 kb/s would serve no purpose meaning no profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meateater Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Soooooo... To recap, no one's been busted for dling TV shows? By this, I don't mean only the old stuff, but also the current ones like Lost, Desperate Housewives, Invasion, and the like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypha01 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I never really download movies. Most of what I download is TV shows which I cannot see any other way, and if I like the TV show I will usually buy that on DVD anyway, so I guess if I ever get busted I can just say it was downloaded as a backup for the DVD which I think is legal ? Also the most I download a month on average is a few gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonyman Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 No. But my friend was busted for pirating video games back in the early 1990s. Back in the days of BBSes-- he provided a site to upload & download illegal games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It's mainly downloading newly released stuff that you'd get busted for - is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meateater Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It's mainly downloading newly released stuff that you'd get busted for - is that correct? That would seem to be the case. BTW, I was busted for dling a pre-release film. The movie was already showing by the time I snatched it, but the torrent was labeled as "pre-released". Avoid those like the plague, as the industries has their own people using torrents. I DO NOT DOWNLOAD MOVIES ANYMORE, JUST TO LET SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS KNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allardyn Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 No, I do not believe that downloading TV shows is immoral in anyway. You just need to stand back and look at the construction and meaning of a TV show. All TV shows are not meant as entertainment the idea behind them is 100% advertising. Ad's pay to create a TV episode from conseption to implementation once that show has aired and the ads have been shown the show has paid itself off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonyman Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 A lot of shows are still in Debt. They spend more $$$ making the show, than is collected by advertising. They recover the lost money through Sci-Fi Channel Reruns & DVD Sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I see - because i really don't download a lot of new stuff...at all really - i rarley download movies - and i don't download the latest eps of new Sci-FI shows - i'll wait a while before i download anything like that. Reasures me a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c4evap Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 A lot of shows are still in Debt. They spend more $$$ making the show, than is collected by advertising. They recover the lost money through Sci-Fi Channel Reruns & DVD Sales. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... You sound like someone I know... ...naw, couldn't be... c4 :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 hey theaveng, is that you in there???? nice new handle if it is:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USWhoFan Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Never had any trouble and don't know anyone personally that has. I did have a pirate BBS for most of the 80's that had a bit more attention than I would have liked for a short time. But those problems were caused by pirated games along with hacking a phreaking. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalloutwarx Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 whats BBS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quosego Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 whats BBS? Ask Google. or wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalloutwarx Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 found out thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zithras Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 sigh...what's the world coming to... BBS's are already being forgotten... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Now there is a very good chance I could be wrong about this, but as far as I understand, the MPAA only has jurisdiction in the United States. As far as the UK, Canada, and other countries, I believe they essentially ask you to present yourself to the US court system. They just don't tell you that you can refuse. Then they can try to pursue you through your own country's legal system (and here in Canada they would have a very hard time) or request you extradited. Now, extradition is usually a big process involving diplomats and paperwork and attaché cases and I'd doubt they'd go through that ordeal even if no greater power than themselves stopped it. So, if my understanding is correct, the MPAA, RIAA and the like only have power over US citizens. An additional note - digital music players (iPods, mp3 players) sold in Canada have a flat tax incorporated in the price that goes specifically to the artist (which takes care of the artists' rights) and transferring music from one medium to another is considered legal fair use in our copyright code (which takes care of the publishers' copyrights). So downloading music in Canada is legal. Nothing is said regarding uploading or video files transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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