in article torje0tg55720enrbnnkan013a4dqlgqn0@4ax.com, Raj Feridun at
rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp wrote on 7/6/04 9:21 AM:

> Perhaps you actually live in the USA? That position would be as easy
> for me to take as you if I did as well. I live in Japan, however, and
> must admit that for certain TV shows, etc that I cannot watch here in
> Japan I am guilty of obtaining some episodes via the Internet.
> 
> A good example is The Sopranos. I watched every episode of Season 5
> this year within a day or two of its actual broadcast by downloading
> it from the newsgroups.
> 
> Not that it is any justification but I also buy the DVD box set for
> every single season once it is released in the USA. I'm not defending
> it's "legality" so before anyone tries to lecture me be advised.
> 
> Raj

Just because you can doesn't mean that you should.

I realize that you miss some programs from the States, I miss new episodes
of West Wing and episodes of The Daily Show, but I assume that you are an
adult and assume that you should have learned that instant gratification of
all your desires is not a practical desire.