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receive commercial programming without paying for it is theft

Wrong again. Read slowly, now. If someone broadcasts electromagnetic energy into the fabric of space, it is public property, period. I don't care if you call it commercial or not. The reason this is so is because I have no say so as to whether or not I recieve it. The signal falls on me whether I like it or not. To believe that I don't I have a right to do whatever I wish with it is just plain stupid. I suppose you believe it is possible for someone to own the air just because they make noises in it and have greased a few palms in Washington. Call it commercial all you want. If it's broadcast at everyone, it belongs to everyone.

OK, now it's your turn to read carefully. Your logic, while sound, does not address the moral nor the legal reality: Decoding and receiving a proprietary signal, even if it's floating around in the free air, is wrong and illegal. In my opinion, it's stealing and I wouldn't do it.

I appreciate our civil discussion and have concluded that we're just not going to agree on this, my friend.

Regards, Glenn