Some say stealing cable is wrong. Others say its on the airwaves of a free country, nobody should have to pay for it if its out there for everyone to take. What do you say?
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Is 'stealing cable' immoral?
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That is because you probably never got 'free' cable or internet. Not that I would ever even think about doing that.
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Occasionally when I go to the supermarket I discover in my shopping trolley when I get it to the car an item I inadvertantly omitted to pay for at the checkout, I always take it back and pay for it. I am not being good or virtuous, just doing what is right.
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You're taking advantage of a service that someone is supposed to be providing for a fee... the bottom line is that other people have to work and shell out cash to keep those signals going and the expectation is that they're supposed to be paid for... so using them without paying is wrong.
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If the network is open and free to use I see nothing wrong but when you start cracking WEP keys that's when it becomes immoral.
As far as receiving free cable goes, just because you can doesn't mean you should. You're still receiving a service you didn't pay for, the ethical thing to do would be to call the cable company and ask them if it's OK.
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Yes, stealing cable immoral. Wireless modems are not immoral.
I don't see much difference between downloading a file and borrowing a book, cd or dvd from the library.
I don't see much difference between downloading a file and borrowing a book, cd or dvd from the library.
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If its on the airwaves and unencoded then I don't see how youre stealing...
If it's encoded, and you make an illegal device to decode it, yes that is illegal and immoral (unless youre the authority, given permission to do so by the proper sources).
If Being out in the open means its free to take would be nice.... however that is more of a socialistic thing, and being free to take depends on who is broadcasting.
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