FinalGear Just Got DCMA'd

"Stang70Fastback" (Stang70Fastback) 07/18/2014 at 00:06 • Filed to: None

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Well, this sucks.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:06

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I got caught by my ISP because of Final Gear lol

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:10

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NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Spasoje > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:13

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They even made 'shout outs' to the site on TG a few times, making this move even more stupid.

The Transporter > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:13

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If BBC America showed TGUK episodes in a timely manner, I wouldn't have had to resort to that.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 07/18/2014 at 00:13

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What ISP? I stream crap on comcast all the time, they never bat an eye

mcseanerson > Spasoje 07/18/2014 at 00:14

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TG is owned by the bbc not the other way around. They have no say in this

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/18/2014 at 00:21

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Charter....ugh

Stang70Fastback > The Transporter 07/18/2014 at 00:21

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For me, it's not the timeliness so much as it is the modification of the soundtrack. Music that was carefully selected for a certain clip gets swapped out for something that doesn't work as well (presumably due to licensing issues) and ruins part of what makes Top Gear an award-winning show.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:36

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Frankly I'm surprised it took this long. Oh well at least BBC America is only on a week delay now, my cable company now has it in HD and they show the entire episodes now.

Stang70Fastback > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 07/18/2014 at 00:39

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Too bad the episodes are still modified, though. That's what I hate.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 00:51

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True stupid music licensing laws, there is always the BBC iPlayer and the proper Google Chrome extensions.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Stang70Fastback 07/18/2014 at 09:07

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That's BS!

Linking to copyrighted content is NOT infringing and is covered by the fair-use provisions in the DCMA.

For Fuck's Sake, linking to content is how the entire fucking internet works!

It would be one thing is the BBC gave us legal ways to buy the EXACT same episodes they air in the UK. Since the ones we get in the US are mangled abominations, people resort to pirating to get the same content.

Fuck Copyright!

Spasoje > mcseanerson 07/18/2014 at 14:13

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That much was already clear - I was merely commenting on the stupidity of the situation, not placing blame!

user314 > The Transporter 07/18/2014 at 22:32

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Huh? BBCA has been showing new (regular season) eps the week after they premiered for a couple years now.