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Originally Posted by HarryT
A very peculiar definition of "necessary". She claims that it is "necessary" to pirate TV shows because geographical restrictions prevent her from watching them legally when living in another country, but that suggests some sort of inherent "right" to be able to see a TV show. What law grants her that right, I wonder?  |
To a great extent, I sympathize with her. If she can legally purchase a show in Germany, why should she not be able to watch that show where ever she is? It depends on if you think that when you purchase something, then you are only purchasing a limited license to that. or whither or not you now own it. When I purchase a book or DVD in the US, it's not confiscated at the border if I try to carry it with me in order to watch it or read it on vacation. Geographic restrictions is very much an antiquated business model.
Of course, it depends on your definition of piracy. If I understand what she is trying to do, i.e. watch programs that are available for free in Germany, then I don't consider that piracy. Nor do I consider it piracy to have Amazon accounts in Germany when you live in the US. Watching Game of Thrones is probably piracy since it's not legally available for free, but that isn't what the article describes.
I also agree that the entertainment industry greatly over exaggerates the cost of piracy.