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cbdo2007

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34. So, you're equating downloading tv shows with shoplifting....we get it.

Reply to Logical (Reply #28)

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 09:05 PM

Apr 2013

Thanks for your input! I'm sure you're a 100% law abiding citizen.....or at least the things you do, I'm sure you find your own ways to justify to yourself why they're right in your situation. Good luck with that!

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HBO admits piracy is a ‘compliment’ that doesn’t hurt sales [View all] Sherman A1 Apr 2013 OP

cool, how do I pirate Games of Thrones? BainsBane Apr 2013 #1

Google "game of thrones" and "download," maybe? harmonicon Apr 2013 #2

Those file sharing websites transmit computer viruses Kolesar Apr 2013 #5

not that I know how to do this.... cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #7

I'll bookmark this for future use Kolesar Apr 2013 #8

or just go to eztv dot com dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #16

Any ideas how to shop lift? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #28

So, you're equating downloading tv shows with shoplifting....we get it. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #34

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #35

the "trusted" sites are pretty safe. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #13

Self delete tridim Apr 2013 #6

downloading is time-consuming.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #20

Thanks! BainsBane Apr 2013 #21

;) Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #22

if HBO doesn't care BainsBane Apr 2013 #24

right?! Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #25

Cool davidpdx Apr 2013 #3

Funny how the one time I've been scolded for it by my Internet provider... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #4

yeh, i got dinged downloading a copy of deadwood.. frylock Apr 2013 #10

One Eureka episode caused Comcast to write me a letter displacedtexan Apr 2013 #14

I have WD Live Plus on my bedroom set and a Dell Zino 410 in the TV room.. frylock Apr 2013 #15

Ooooh, I would be jealous if I knew what you were describing displacedtexan Apr 2013 #19

LOL, bet you would brag about shoplifting also. Or stiffing a restaurant. How GOP of you! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #26

gee, no shit? frylock Apr 2013 #9

Salladhor Saan approves Yavin4 Apr 2013 #11

Some authors are saying the same thing mainer Apr 2013 #12

I would gladly pay a small rental fee to watch the shows I want when they are broadcast. Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #17

That's because Hayabusa Apr 2013 #18

Great, all we need for some clueless DUers to try to justify stealing music and movies. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #23

Exactly - Piracy cost me a good job FreeState Apr 2013 #30

Wow, sorry! Discussing it on the DU should be an automatic ban. People love free crap. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #31

I hear HBO is hiring SecularMotion Apr 2013 #38

No one said anything about stealing. displacedtexan Apr 2013 #36

It never was or is ever about piracy. It's about maximizing profits. Initech Apr 2013 #27

headline--ex-HBO head Lombardo, 2014 frets about careless remark he made in 2013 graham4anything Apr 2013 #29

Programming president, Michael Lombardo gvstn Apr 2013 #32

Tell me, can I walk into your house and watch your TV? brooklynite Apr 2013 #33

hbo only speaks for hbo. pirating is stealing, plain & simple. spanone Apr 2013 #37

I think of it more like civil disobedience.... cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #39