Download law

So Wikipedia and some other sites are going black today to protest a draconian US law against downloads.

The dirty little secret is that they are hypocrites.

I can buy the latest Hollywood film release in the local palenke (open air market with small vendors) for 60 pesos even before it opens in Manila. I suspect most of these are pirated films via China.

But even though we have 50 channels, we only have three with documentaries in English, and they usually show the best programs after 9 pm, when we are in bed.

In the US, I used a VCR to copy films on at times when I couldn't watch them. Here, I download a lot of nature type films from Youtube for Lolo to watch....

But without illegal downloading, how can I watch Downton Abbey?