Re:Please do not write below the line
by umanwizard on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @10:00AM
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It’s not a criminal offense not to be a subscriber… it’s a criminal offense to pirate their content without being a subscriber.
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Re:Please do not write below the line
by chihuahua on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @02:24PM
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Pretty much the same as using Cable TV or Satellite TV without paying for a subscription. I don't see much difference between paying the BBC and paying Comcast.
In the case of Satellite TV, in the 1990s there were companies that sold decoder boxes so you could use a dish antenna without paying the Satellite TV company. You'd pay the pirating company instead. Lots of cat-and-mouse games involving changing encryption methods.