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The Upside of Piracy...

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TV is big right now. Premium channel series like Mad MenGirls, and Game of Thronesare the stuff of water cooler and Twitter conversations, leaving those without access to cable in quandary…do they patiently await the iTunes, or Netflix release? Or give in, and illegally download fresh episodes? Even law-abiding viewers admitted to pirating Downton Abbey from British television before it made it to PBS. Reporter Britta Conroy-Randall brings us more on the growing argument that piracy is actually good for art.

 

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