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Old 19-12-2006, 12:40   #20
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Re: Is it legal to download TV shows in the UK?

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Originally Posted by toots66 View Post
While the record companies would undoubtedly prefer us to buy the CD and the electronic version and any number of other formats of the same material over and over again, it's never a good idea to sue your best customers!
Which is why they prefer to go after the large scale suppliers. However, they do seem to operate on the assumption that someone who gets a pirate copy won't go out and buy the real thing.


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Originally Posted by Itshim View Post
Does all this mean that PVR`s dvd recorders etc are in fact tools used in crime & could taken by a court of law !
IIRC, the law specifically allows recording for timeshifting purposes. Basically, you are allowed to record something then watch it, as long as you don't keep it for longer than 28 days.
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