[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> > But descrambling a broadcast illegally only to watch it on the screen and
> > hear it over the speaker(s) is like playing a stolen CD: the infraction is
> > not against copyright law.
>
> But you watch something for free, what other people pay for, because they
> SUBSCRIBED the service! And it's only for them! You're doing it illegaly
> this way too!
> But if I'm wrong and it's not illegal, it's immoral though.
>
> BTW: Is this a MD List? ;)
>
> Regards,
I think David meant that you're not breaking any copyright laws when
watching an illegally descrambled movie. It's indeed stealing and not
copying. (copyright law applies to copying!)
Cheers,
Ralph
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