Should people who download (illegally) from the web be banned from the net

john-joe · 19-10-2009 09:40PM

bertie4evr wrote: »

Why ban them for downloading an episode of House.You may as well cut off their electricity for using it to power the computer that illegally downloaded the episode of House.

Why would you want to download an episode of that show anyway?

its *****

Novella · 19-10-2009 09:41PM

john-joe wrote: »

Or unless you think that it is acceptable to break the law?

Rules were made to be broken.

Sorry · 19-10-2009 09:42PM

It's only a civil matter anyway. The infringed can sue you, but you can't be prosecuted for just downloading. So the law doesn't seem to see it as real theft. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

john-joe · 19-10-2009 09:42PM

Novella wrote: »

Rules were made to be broken.

Doesn't make it okay

Epic Tissue · 19-10-2009 09:42PM

john-joe wrote: »

Why would you want to download an episode of that show anyway?

its *****

you lose all credibility right about here.

No.. wait, you lost it on page one. My bad:D

bertie4evr · 19-10-2009 09:44PM

john-joe wrote: »

Why would you want to download an episode of that show anyway?

its *****

For the joy that is Hugh Laurie

Sorry · 19-10-2009 09:45PM

I think the real question here is, where are these illegal episodes of Glenroe being hosted, and how would one go about getting them? Do you download them through the twitter facebooks?

kleefarr · 19-10-2009 09:45PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Limewire FTW!

Ouch. Be careful.

bertie4evr · 19-10-2009 09:47PM

Sorry wrote: »

I think the real question here is, where are these illegal episodes of Glenroe being hosted, and how would one go about getting them? Do you download them through the twitter facebooks?

We all need our fix of Biddy Byrne

john-joe · 19-10-2009 09:51PM

bertie4evr wrote: »

For the joy that is Hugh Laurie

Nothing against hugh laurie, he is good actor :cool:

ejmaztec · 19-10-2009 09:57PM

TV prog downloaders are unsung heroes, and they help people who are allergic to ad-breaks.

Valmont · 19-10-2009 10:11PM

They shouldn't be banned from the net although the government (or whoever) should crack down on this sort of stuff. If you want all your entertainment for free, then put your money where your mouth is and move to Cuba or start your own socialist country. Hypocrites.

smodgley · 19-10-2009 10:17PM

john-joe wrote: »

I personally believe that it is unacceptable to download illegally from the Net. I see it as stealing (all be it from multi millonaires) and therefore anyone who engages in it is breaking the law.

Although I agree it is extremely difficult to prosecute or 'ban' users from the net!

let he that is without sin .......etc etc.

if all the illegal d/l's were banned there would be no use for the internet.

Demonique · 19-10-2009 10:32PM

john-joe wrote: »

Alive & kicking and being robbed by people illegally downloading music. Or unless you think that it is acceptable to break the law?

Corkfeen · 19-10-2009 10:33PM

smodgley wrote: »

let he that is without sin .......etc etc.

if all the illegal d/l's were banned there would be no use for the internet.

Back to fapping over magazines and grainy video tapes?

MikeC101 · 19-10-2009 10:39PM

Corkfeen wrote: »

Back to fapping over magazines and grainy video tapes?

NEVER!!

I'd die before I go back, you hear me? I'LL DIIIIEEEE!

MikeC101 · 19-10-2009 10:44PM

Valmont wrote: »

They shouldn't be banned from the net although the government (or whoever) should crack down on this sort of stuff. If you want all your entertainment for free, then put your money where your mouth is and move to Cuba or start your own socialist country. Hypocrites.

I don't want my entertainment to be free though. I want to have a choice in what I spend my money on - I get nothing out of the TV license that I'm forced to pay, as far as I can see it all goes on paying big salaries to "talent" like Tubridy and Gerry Ryan (cos I'm sure BBC would snap them up in a minute if RTE didn't pay them what they deserve) and commisioning rubbish shows from "comedians". Any shows I watch always come to the British stations first, and even if they do make it to Irish tv I have to sit through too many advert breaks. If the show is good enough, I generally buy the box set, so the makers are getting the money directly. I don't really see the harm in downloading an American show a few months before Channel 4 or BBC get it really.

On the subject of movies and music I agree with you, but not TV shows.

5starpool · 19-10-2009 11:23PM

john-joe, you sound like great craic. Never mind all the haters and thieves

I don't download illegally, my cousins send me all the stuff I need. Very obliging folks altogether.

starbelgrade · 19-10-2009 11:34PM

john-joe wrote: »

Hi, just wondering does anyone think that anyone who illegally downloads music or movies be banned from the internet?

It'd be about as useful as banning people from forums. Ie., not at all.

marco_polo · 20-10-2009 12:08AM

We could import a few experts from China to help us frame the legislation, they have valuable experience in this area.

Seloth · 20-10-2009 12:10AM

D'you know that in ratio to murder,shop lifting and many other crimes the general punishment recived for piracy is worse than the forementioned crimes...Now think about the unfairness of that John Joe!

The law isnt always right now is it,Sure twasnt it ilegal for black folks to sit at the front of a bus in Alabama anearly 60 years ago,and until the 70's 13 year old girls here could get married.So yeah,I proud myself in the fact that I've never stolen anything in my life,even as a child and "downloading" in my mind and many others isnt stealing.

Why pay 27 euro on a dvd with an unskipable 5 min ad about piracy with that stupid "Dun dun do do dun dun do do do" music when you can just watch it with out having to sit through that.

john-joe · 20-10-2009 12:16AM

Seloth wrote: »

D'you know that in ratio to murder,shop lifting and many other crimes the general punishment recived for piracy is worse than the forementioned crimes...Now think about the unfairness of that John Joe!

The law isnt always right now is it,Sure twasnt it ilegal for black folks to sit at the front of a bus in Alabama anearly 60 years ago,and until the 70's 13 year old girls here could get married.So yeah,I proud myself in the fact that I've never stolen anything in my life,even as a child and "downloading" in my mind and many others isnt stealing.

Why pay 27 euro on a dvd with an unskipable 5 min ad about piracy with that stupid "Dun dun do do dun dun do do do" music when you can just watch it with out having to sit through that.

Maybe because it's a crime to illegally download, would you go into HMV or Golden Discs and take CD's or DVD's?

Just because it is on the internet it does not seperate the two!

Stealing is stealing.

Unless you disagree??

TestTransmission · 20-10-2009 12:20AM

john-joe wrote: »

Maybe because it's a crime to illegally download, would you go into HMV or Golden Discs and take CD's or DVD's?

Just because it is on the internet it does not seperate the two!

Stealing is stealing.

Unless you disagree??

Are you just upset cause you dont know how all the cool kids are doing it nowadays?

john-joe · 20-10-2009 12:26AM

jackncoke wrote: »

Are you just upset cause you dont know how all the cool kids are doing it nowadays?

Not upset at all

Just think it's wrong to do it!

All you cool kids are really rad man, like totally awesome :cool::cool::cool:

Sheeps · 20-10-2009 12:28AM

Banning people from the net, rofl.

TestTransmission · 20-10-2009 12:30AM

john-joe wrote: »

All you cool kids are really rad man, like totally awesome :cool::cool::cool:

Yes,yes we are.

starbelgrade · 20-10-2009 12:31AM

Sheeps wrote: »

Banning people from the net, rofl.

Permanent ban. See you in 5.

GLaDOS · 20-10-2009 12:32AM

john-joe wrote: »

would you go into HMV or Golden Discs and take CD's or DVD's?

Would you shoot a policeman?
Then steal his hat?
Then go to the toilet in the hat and deliver it to the grieving widow?
Then steal it again!

I'm amazed we got this far without that IT Crowd reference

john-joe · 20-10-2009 12:35AM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Would you shoot a policeman?
Then steal his hat?
Then go to the toilet in the hat and deliver it to the grieving widow?
Then steal it again!

I'm amazed we got this far without that IT Crowd reference

Depends on police man,
what colour the hat is,
a number 1 or 2?
don't steal, sorry

TestTransmission · 20-10-2009 12:39AM

This thread should be closed, cause well its going nowhere now,is it

Should people who download (illegally) from the web be banned from the net

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