Is downloading a TV show illegal?

One could argue that it's the property of a major company, but they show it on TV. If you tape it with a blank VHS or DVD, would that be as illegal, or perfectly legal? TiVo is the same, recording the show to its hard drive for you to watch later. You've copied it to your own device for your own use, you copy it from the internet to your computer to watch, would that be the same thing, or piracy? Why?

People download music from the internet so maybe it's ok if they download a show with permission

legal or illegal people do it and i condone it, **** the multi billion rip off company's... obviously i dont down load illegally cos thats just wrong. but i the word on the street is lime wires good for that kinda shit. obviously i dont know first hand tho

No

just dont copy/burn it and then sell it... then that is illegal

I think you'll find that alot of stuff is illegal or atleast should be when its not. Confused? yeh thought so. What I mean is, if there is a speed limit, why would people sell NOS? (nitrous injection which propells cars upto almost double their speed). It's restricted in most races so why is it legal when it is used in an illegal activity? Same with downloading stuff, breaching copyright is illegal, sharing it isnt. ?????

Very good point aku..

I don't understand why would people download tv shows. 😕

I can understand Cable tv. But to download regular tv channels is pretty pointless.

makes sense only if they missed episodes from their fav. tvshow i gues 😕

"It's restricted in most races so why is it legal when it is used in an illegal activity?"

Street Racing is an illegal activity. The goal: To win. NOS helps, thus it is legal.

It's an illegality in an illegal sport.

-AC

You need expressed writen consent from the network of the show, because you are downloading it from an outside source other than the network. If the source that you are downloading it from has the consent form the network then it is fine, as long as you do not distribute it in any way. This is all presumption of course.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
You need expressed writen consent from the network of the show, because you are downloading it from an outside source other than the network. If the source that you are downloading it from has the consent form the network then it is fine, as long as you do not distribute it in any way. This is all presumption of course.

Or you could just give them a big **** you. 😛

That too....

Well by watching it on the internet and not on TV you take away from their ratings. So I could see it being illegal. In any case I think they'll survive. I mean it's sorta an inconvenience to download already free shows so it's not like it's going to sweep the nation or anything.

hmm i dont kno .. possibly cuz everything these days is illegal....

THey call those people pirates.And in a way they are.But if they want to download a tv show I think there is nothering wrong with it.JM

I see nothing wrong if you want to download it, as long as you watch it on the re-run of the season in the summer, so they can keep their ratings. I only see it was bootlegging, like after I went to New York, Battery Park was LOADED, it was absolutely ****in ridiculous at how much stuff is bootlegged there.

If you breach somebody's copyright, it is against the law. Technically taping from the television is breach of copyright, it's just unenforceable.

Isn't actually taking a purchased VHS into someone else home and letting them watch it "illegal" also? I always thought it warned against that on the little legal bit on the beginnings of the videos.

"Intended for home viewing only" etc.

-AC

So what if you watch it at your house but have company over?

i don't know 😕 but what's wrong in watching if you wasn't able to see it on tv 😬