Illegal Downloading

Opinions:
"Downloading a particular TV show for personal use is Ok"
We believe that it is acceptable to download the TV show as long as it is only for personal use and the user is not distributing the downloaded content to the public and also is not exporting the content for own personal financial gain. Also under the Copyright Act of 1988 it is not illegal to download media for your own use.

What is the role of the Copyright and Trade Marks Act (2002)?
This Act amends the criminal provisions in intellectual property law, more specifically the law relating to copyright, rights in performances, fraudulent reception of conditional access transmissions by use of unauthorised decoders and trade marks. The Act brings about some rationalisation of these criminal provisions by removing some of the differences. The three areas in which rationalisation is provided by the Act are maximum penalties for certain offences in intellectual property law, police search and seizure powers relating to offences and court orders on forfeiture of illegal material that may have been seized during investigation of offences. The Act does not make any changes to the scope of criminal offences in intellectual property law so that the type of behaviour that can give rise to an offence remains the same.
(Taken from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/25/notes/division/2)

What is the role of Ofcom?
Ofcom regulate TV and radio sectors, fixed landlines and mobile phones to make sure the public are protected by scams, sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can compete with each other. They operate under the Communications Act of 2003.