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Originally Posted by Berealwith
And doesn't channel 4 use p2p for it tv ? would you get a letter for that ?
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Channel 4 does. As does Sky and the BBC's iPlayer download service (the web streaming service doesn't). They use a P2P system licenced from a company called kontiki, who specialise in P2P services for commercial distribution. It is unlikely the BPI are montoring this network, as the users cannot use it to download stuff not from these companies
Also, the files are protected by DRM, so even if you did manage to download something, you would still require a licence from the relevant broadcaster to play it.
Finally, it's worth noting that P2P itself is legal. As long as you only use it to download stuff that is not copyrighted.