Are You a Pirate?
Mar 13, 2008 Movies, TV, Technology
And by pirate, I mean downloading tv shows, movies, and other things off of the internet illegally.
I have mixed feelings. On one hand, paying for it is definitely the right thing to do. In the case of an up-and-coming artist, you are literally taking money out of their pockets if you don’t buy their music. Also, with the availability of DRM-free music at a great price, there is really no need to download music illegally anymore. But recently, a scenario presented itself where I justifies downloading a tv show off of a torrent site.
Some friends of mine wanted to watch the Academy wards a few weeks ago, but because they work pretty late sometimes, they could not watch it. Since they don’t have a Tivo, they were out of luck. They asked me to record it and then burn it to dvd for them. Well, after 3 days of trying to get it from my DVR to a DVD, I decided that the only other option was to download it off of the internet, then burn it to dvd for them.
In a situation like that, I really had no other choice. There was not a re-broadcast of the Oscars, so pirating it was the only option.
Was I justified in this scenario?
