I am not a perfect being and I have plenty of failings. But I also have principles that I chose to observe even when it's a PITA. Because, you know, principles you don't observe aren't really principles. They're just lies and fancy words.And even in the case of the television companies that went after Dish for the AutoHopper they failed to win in court and at best got a settlement where Dish crippled the feature for up to a week after recording. So despite what Splatman seems to think with the argument that we are not legally allowed to skip and block out ads it has little to no substantive legal precedent behind it.I'm picturing SplatMan_DK watching a program he taped, and never, ever skipping commercials - cause, you know, gotta respect the business model!
It's no different to fast forwarding a VHS recording of TV or skipping the ads and previews on DVD. It would be ridiculous to claim that a user was bound by some legally-binding ToS preventing them from doing so. And let's not even get into walking away from the TV while commercials are playing for live TV.
Methinks Splatman has likely done one or more of these things in their lifetime and is not the righteous, moral warrior that they uphold themselves as.
And you're right, the TOS will never be enforced. But that doesn't change what you're doing. You're taking something for free, which gives you value, and you give nothing in return. Ethically and morally speaking that is a selfish act even if it's legal or if the deprived party has no recourse. Shaming me for sticking to my principles won't really change that. ;-)
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