TV Online…

The internet is a serious problem for the big TV networks because of the amount of pirating taking place. The music industry has suffered largely because of this already. The small file sizes of music made it very easy for anyone to download quickly and whenever they wanted. Many programs have made it easy to search for pirated copies and download without relieving their identity. TV is trying desperately to avoid the road music took off on, writes a NY Times article on Oct 19, 2007. TV is already available in many forms on the internet today legally and illegally. Many of the large Networks offer free shows online but the selection is limited and hardly convenient. The problem is the amount of data in videos. The only people that can stream the live feeds from the big networks are those with expensive fast internet and the quality is so crappy it is hard to stand. When people can choose from downloading a show overnight and then watch it whenever they wish, the decision is easy. Proper internet protection from downloading illegal content is sorry at best