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Old Apr 18, 2007, 06:46 AM
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Are free tv show downloads - Legal?

There are a lot of free tv show downloads on web.
Are these legal?

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Old Apr 18, 2007, 07:04 AM   #2  
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Do you mean On-Demand television, or do you mean downloading via programs like Limewire?

OD is legal, so are any programmes that are offered from the website of the makers of the programme.

Limewire is not, it's copyright theft and piracy, just like with music!

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There are a lot of free tv show downloads on web.
Are these legal?
Not sure - i guess it's like tv shows U watch at home & record for later time to watch like the soaps. Some sites might charge $2 month etc these sites say it's legal. Just wanted to be sure. I'll search some more & list the web sites later. Thanks
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In general anything you pay to download is legal, they're paying to post copyrighted materials and that's why they charge you.
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Isn't Limewire pro legal?

Yeah, sorry that answer was a big ambigious, MOST of the stuff you can download on Limewire would be termed copyright theft, some of the stuff is legal though!
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Do you mean On-Demand television, or do you mean downloading via programs like Lime wire?

OD is legal, so are any programmers that are offered from the website of the makers of the programmer.

Limewire is not, it's copyright theft and piracy, just like with music!

Limewire is illegal my 15 year old told me it was OK.
About your question, if they are broadcast, TV than should be OK. And as it says only for personal use.

Arnt those sling box things legal?
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Sorry, I've created some confusion here!

Limewire, the program itself, is legal, and that's OK to download.

But the majority of the files that are shared via it are not done so legally.

Basically, if you download anything via limewire that you normally would have paid for, music, films, DVDs (including ones of TV shows), software ect... is theft, same as stealing it from a shop!
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