[notJim]

> If you own a computer and an internet connection good enough to torrent blurays then you can afford a DVD and a cheap player, certainly a theatre ticket. "Didn't necessary have the capabilities" is pure rationalisation - it's a fantasy entirely divorced from reality, intended to let him tell himself that he's a good person really.

Even still, it's not your God-given right to consume media. If you can't afford to watch a TV show or movie, that's unfortunate, but that's how it works.

[e12e]

I don't necessarily disagree that there probably isn't or should be a "right to consume" (I'm less certain if that's not actually part of at least some of our laws, though). However, "Fair Use" is very much a right, as is access to "the commons". Both are rights being whittled away on the altar of Mickey Mouse's permanency and Disney's profits (Which of course is ironic, as Disney built itself up on Public Domain fairy tales, but as things are developing appears to never contribute anything back to the public domain of their own).