Legal to Download TV Shows after Broadcast?

David91

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ive always wondered this. is it legal to download a TV show from the internet after its been broadcast on TV?

even stuff from paid channels like Sky1 or ones you are forced to pay for (:mad:) from places like the BBC?
 
I've always wondered this too.

My personal opinion is, if you pay the TV license you can do what you please. (This may be wrong so don't follow until you find out)
 
AFAIK, no, with the exception of stuff shown on the BBC's iPlayer, 4OD or similar services.
 
No it's not.

The broadcaster has paid a fee for the right to broadcast (and these days often VOD rights for the likes of the Iplayer for a short period), the fact it's been broadcast has no impact on how legal it is to download as the rights holders have only effectively licenced it for broadcast and still retain all the other rights.

It's worth noting that even when it's on the likes of the Iplayer the rights are only for the short term (7-30 days depending on programme and service).
 
I would imagine its not legal, if I recall correctly..anything which holds a copyright is illegal to share without the copyright holders permission.
 
Ah, never would have thought that, thought that after it was broadcast on a TV channel, it was legal to get a copy of it for yourself from the internet.

oops :p
 
David91 said:
Ah, never would have thought that, thought that after it was broadcast on a TV channel, it was legal to get a copy of it for yourself from the internet.

oops :p
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Depends where on the internet, if you are getting it from the TV Channel themselves that would be fair enough. But if you are getting it from elsewhere, then they would be breaking the copyright. I mean, what happens if say the BBC plan to license the tv show to be shown on FOX in the US, but then someone sticks the show on the internet. People would download it instead of watching it on FOX.

Or at least that is what I am assuming would be the issue.
 
UKNOVA (british tv torrent tracker) have a policy of not allowing the download of anything that's due for the release on DVD, which I guess could be legal or at least not as illegal as some of the other sources. So I guess they broadcaster looses nothing but a small amount of ratings.

Often I download things I've missed due to a series link issue on my Sky HD box, ITV HD things as they are not recordable on Sky HD boxes or shows I've watched and want to keep to view another time.
 
what you CAN do it record it as it broadcasts and then convert it to your space-saving format of choice, and keep it for as long as you please.
 
Not in the UK :(.

Yes in the NL, as long as you don't upload it :).
Even if it was illegal I wouldn't give a **** anyways and just download it.
 
If it is not live then its fine, they the ppl who make the shows only pay for it to be live. Once its past that then its fine. Otherwise why would five live offer downloads after they have been aired, same with other companies who are involved with tv programs.
 
JC said:
It can't be legal, nobody would buy boxsets...
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thing is you might be watching a series and miss one or two episodes. If you could get them for say.... 50p-1 quid legally with nice quality people would go for it. Sadly you can't due to the weird and wonderful way programmes are still licenced regionally yet the internet is global.

Licencing firms wanna get with the times.
 
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