Archive for March, 2008

Is It Legal to Download TV Shows?

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

The concept of downloading TV shows off the Internet is still a relatively new concept. The idea is to click a few buttons on your home computer and be able to watch the latest episode of your favorite show that you’ve missed. Similar to watching TV programs recorded on a DVR, viewers are turning to the Internet to catch up on their favorite TV shows. The question remains whether it is legal to download TV shows.

There are some sites on the Internet, however, that provide a perfectly legal option to download TV episodes. You can pay a fee to watch the television show online, just as if you are renting a movie. This way you can watch missed TV episodes and catch up on your favorite shows without ignoring copyrights. The catch to legally download TV shows and series is that they are on the basis of a limited time frame and usage. TV shows can’t be copied, sent to another computer or save long-term. Television downloads are typically available for a week.

Is Going to Court Like What You See on Television?

Friday, March 7th, 2008

These days, it is practically impossible to turn on the television without immediately seeing some show involving scenes in the courtroom. So, how realistic are the television shows compared to real life courtroom situations?

On the other hand, civil litigation tend to quite a bit less dramatic. By their nature, many of these trials involve some sort of business dispute. In such a situation, there can be long periods of boredom in the courtroom because the introduction of evidence can be a pretty dry process. For instance, assume I am suing a insurance company for failing to honor one of my claims. At the trial, my attorney will have to introduce many of the documents that the insurance company maintained regarding my account. As you might imagine, this can account for literally thousands of documents. Since each document has to be authenticated before the court will accept it as evidence, we are talking about a long time been undertaken to introduce this evidence. Your heart can literally come close to shutting down.