When you subscribe to dish, cable, etc, you aren't paying for the content, you are paying for the delivery medium - just like you have to pay for a television to be able to watch it in your home.
The majority of shows use commercials - this is how they make their money. When you download a show, that's one less person viewing the commercials - so less income to the people distributing the show.
I'm not saying I think downloading shows should be stopped (I say leave the commercials in there, I'll ignore them just like I would normally, as long as I can watch whenever I want to) - but your argument is flawed. You haven't paid for the right to watch broadcast tv.
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When you subscribe to dish, cable, etc, you aren't paying for the content, you are paying for the delivery medium - just like you have to pay for a television to be able to watch it in your home.
The majority of shows use commercials - this is how they make their money. When you download a show, that's one less person viewing the commercials - so less income to the people distributing the show.
I'm not saying I think downloading shows should be stopped (I say leave the commercials in there, I'll ignore them just like I would normally, as long as I can watch whenever I want to) - but your argument is flawed. You haven't paid for the right to watch broadcast tv.