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Old 05-10-2011, 05:24 PM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by Tempest View Post
Again.. Paying my cable bill does not mean I now own the content. Just that I have the rights to timeshift the shows that I've paid to be able to see so I can watch them at a more convenient time, not over and over again etc.

Regardless, the laws are what they are and until actual intelligent people change them, the rampant piracy, stealing of content will continue.
btw you can't own copyright content, the copyright monpoly prevents normal property rights

you only bought a right to view the content, and the copyright holder has no right to put a time limit on that right to view.
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