Legality of accessing blocked content using VPN?
I'm a big fan of a few shows on BBC, shows like Doctor who, I recently cut my cable and have no way of watching the latest season other than to buy a season pass or rent each episode as it comes out.
I recently discovered using a VPN service on my iphone to access bbc iplayer and watch bbc shows right after they air in the uk even before they air in the us. While it works flawlessly I have to admit it seems to good to be true.
The UK doesn't have any laws against like like china of Iran that I know of but;
Using a VPN isn't illegal it's what you use it for that will get you tagged by the government. As long as I'm not downloading and sharing the videos is using a VPN to access and stream geo-locked sites like bbc iplayer illegal?
I endorse utilizing http://www.vpnmaster.org to unblock web sites. I'm using their services for more than 4 years without problems.
In my humple opinion, bypassing region restrictions through gimmicks like this is not illegal in a criminal sense. Nor does it impact BBC's licensing agreement with the content owners, unless their agreements specifically say "don't allow people to use VPN". Which is entirely likely.
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