[mythtv-users] Boxee/Hulu?

[Steve Hodge]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:

> Steve Hodge wrote:
>
>> But consider a similar case though: say there was a subscription based
>> internet radio station that didn't have very good security - someone was
>> able to build an app that would bypass the security and listen for free. Do
>> you agree that using the app to listen for free would constitute copyright
>> infringement?
>>
>
> I don't know if it would be copyright infringement, but taking something
> for free that you're expected to pay for does constitute theft in my
> opinion. (It's not really analogous to the Hulu issue, though, because that
> content is offered for free anyway.)


If Hulu are giving you something for free don't you think that fact makes it
(morally) even more important to obey the conditions they do impose?
Certainly if I was paying for that service I'd feel more morally justified
in accessing it in whatever way I wanted to.

Regards,
Steve
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