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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
I'm too lazy to cut and paste the specific replies you made but just because you forgot to record a show doesn't give someone else the right to break the law and distribute copies illegally across the internet. You know, you need to carry some responsibility as odd as that may seem to a pirate.
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again you are completely missing the point
they are not breaking the law AT ALL.
for the scope of a fair use (timeshifting in this case) all of your exclusive rights don't exist (not withstanding clause)
There is no copyright infringement ergo you are not breaking the law.
the friend who lent me a copy of knight rider in 1970 to watch at a timeshifted time, was not breaking the law. Neither is the 100s of friends who are letting me get a copy across the internet (via bit torrent)
in fact since none of those 1000s of people are ever giving me a working copy of the file
(if i played their pieces it would not work) it is less of a copyright infringement then lending me tape so i can get my favorite show.