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It's an extreme hypothetical of course. I was pointing out, though, that there is no restriction on slingbox being sent to ONE person who does not live in that household (in my case, I have slingbox hooked to my octogenarian parents TV, but my bro and I pay all bills. I use it to watch the Patriots these days). There is no restriction there (not because I pay for half, there wouldn't be one even if I didn't).
If that person operating the slingbox doesn't have "rights" to that access, someone could cry foul. They just won't.
Slingbox only cares that you follow its own T&Cs. The cable company could cry foul, but would they ever find out? No.
Real life example: my brother in Cleveland had DVR'd something that I couldn't find elsewhere and wasn't being replayed. He gave me the login to his DVR so I could watch it on my phone. Technically someone loses in that transaction because I got something for free that I wasn't entitled to. I don't feel bad because a) I paid for that programming and just missed it and b) I did try to find it on iTunes but they weren't selling it and c) neither Hulu or any of the other services online had it.
(btw this is what frustrates me - when I am forced to "steal" content because I can't actually buy it anywhere)