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Re:Is it OK to steal “Downton Abbey”? by fluidcruft on Saturday January 28, 2012 @04:28PM (#3523331)
Legal: recording the OTA broadcast and watching it two hours later without skipping ads

Illegal: Downloading the same TV show with the commercial breaks intact as broadcast by your local affiliate and watching it two hours later without skipping ads

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Re:Is it OK to steal “Downton Abbey”? by officemonkey on Saturday January 28, 2012 @06:35PM (#3523779)
Legal: a friend recording a TV show on a VCR and giving you the tape.

Illegal: a friend recording a TV show to an .avi file and sending you a megaupload link.

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