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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
you obviously dont remember or didnt see the flyer they sent out a few years back - the one suggesting you can use your broadband connection to download films - the one with the picture of spiderman on it taken directly from the movie poster!!! They were selling the service as a product to download movies.
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I remember it well.
I am not saying that NTL are saints or have never been misleading with their advertising. What I am saying is that some people only remember one side of the matter. You hear the "I was sold NTL broadband as an unlimited service that can do this that or the other" side but not the side which covers illegal use of the service. To be honest, if you read all the information available at the time of the "Spiderman" flyer NTL were not saying that "anyone" could download the Spiderman movie. If "you" was given permission to download the film by the copyright holders then it was quite legal for you to do so. If you did not have their permission then it was illegal for you to do so. Advertising can suggest certain things are possible but you have to look at every aspect to see if it is possible for "you" to do the things legally.