Is there a statute that commercials must be watched?
I was considering this the other day on the thread about going after illegal downloaders. I don’t have a DVR but like to download broadcast tv shows at the end of the season, so I can watch them as time allows. If DVR is considered fair use and simply time shifting, am I not doing the same thing by just downloading it later. I am not building a collection. After I watch an episode, I delete it. I thought the case could be made about commercials, but people with DVR’s fast forward through the commercials and Dish allows you to remove them altogether.
Before people start flaming me for being a thief/infringer, I only download music from itunes, amazon, or indie sites. Movies come from redbox or blockbuster express. I only download broadcast tv shows like Fringe, Lost, Community, etc... I am only curious how downloading a tv program is different from DVR’ing the same program with the commercials removed.