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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I know you did, but I'm just extending the studios' utterly ridiculous argument to its logical conclusion. According to them, if you don't watch the commercials, you're stealing the show.
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Is it an "utterly ridiculous argument"? American TV is paid for by advertising, isn't it? If nobody watched the ads, there would be no advertising, and hence no shows. Isn't it part of the "deal" that if you watch the show, you watch the ads? If you want ad-free programming, perhaps a model like the BBC licence fee in the UK should be charged?
This plainly ISN'T copyright infringement, but it would be commercially unsustainable if everyone were to skip the advertising.