I personally feel that it's OK to watch/download full episodes of TV shows online if they are true fans who watched the episode during it's original airdate(to support it in the ratings), AND it hasn't yet been officially released on home video. When the Foster's Season 1 DVD came out, I bought it and thus deleted the fan-uploaded S1 episode files I previously had--but kept the S2-S4 episodes because they've yet to be released on DVD. Once they are, I will buy them officially and delete the unofficial episode files. I understand why the corporations would be pissed off by the free uploading of entire episodes and seasons that they officially released.
But going as far to remove short clips and literally anything that contains even the slightest trace of copyrighted material is just ridiculous. I agree with Mr. M.
Last edited by Voxxyn; 03-13-2007 at 05:11 PM.
Reason: Added to make my argument clearer
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