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by bad_alloc 970 days ago
Is stealing physical goods the same as removing parts of a video stream?
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Yes, when the service asks for money to see that video stream without those parts. Especially when that money finances the video creator and infrastructure costs for said service.

Your point really isn't such a "gotcha" as you think it is.

Use this smartarsery to support Nebula or PeerTube instead.

So if I close my eyes during the ad, walk away and make myself a coffee, or switch my focus to another window while it's playing - is that illegal?

When I visit a web site for the first time, I don't remember agreeing to looking at/watching or reading the ads.

so you never walk away or change station when there is advertising on tv/radio/billboards?
And? Some food places charge money for delivering the food to your home, it's not a crime to move the food yourself.

You've said nothing.