But you can watch it streaming on CBS, right? Nope. At first yes. But now, no. And that's Warner's decision; one reason they gave was something about preserving syndication values, which... makes no sense, since syndication happens years later, and me watching online legally now isn't going to affect that at all.
And yes, it's very disappointing. I'll have to work on detaching myself from the show over the summer... maybe stop following the comms I helped make. :( Or maybe the season finale will be terrible? *laughs bitterly*
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
Right, I agree. I buy Fringe through Amazon and download it to watch; is the ISP going to be able to tell the difference? Will I get a warning for legal purchases?
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Nope. At first yes. But now, no. And that's Warner's decision; one reason they gave was something about preserving syndication values, which... makes no sense, since syndication happens years later, and me watching online legally now isn't going to affect that at all.
And yes, it's very disappointing. I'll have to work on detaching myself from the show over the summer... maybe stop following the comms I helped make. :( Or maybe the season finale will be terrible? *laughs bitterly*
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
Right, I agree. I buy Fringe through Amazon and download it to watch; is the ISP going to be able to tell the difference? Will I get a warning for legal purchases?