Big News on Illegal PPV Streaming

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UFC’s parent company Zuffa filed a lawsuit on Friday against website Justin.tv for their “repeated and ongoing failure” to address the problem of streaming live UFC pay-per-view events.This comes after UFC bosses attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing on illegal streaming back in 2009 with Justin CEO Michael Seibel. In July of last year, UFC served the website with a subpoena requesting the names of users who streamed UFC events.In the new lawsuit, UFC claims that more than 50,000 people watched UFC 121 on the Justin website. UFC hired more than 200 workers to get the UFC 121 streams taken off the website during the show.UFC lawyer Donald J. Campbell said: “Zuffa has attempted to work on numerous occasions with Justin.tv over nearly a two-year period to encourage it to prevent or limit its infringing activities. Regrettably, Justin.tv has not only turned a blind eye to the massive online piracy occurring on its website, we believe it has actually induced its users to commit copyright infringement thus leaving Zuffa no alternative but to take this fight to the courts.”Obviously those in WWE and TNA will be paying close attention to the Zuffa lawsuit against Justin.tv. WWE officials have tried hard to stop illegal content over the past few years.

i could see wwe filing a lawsuit next and tna needs too :) but wwe,tna and ufc needs to cut back on ppvs to maybe 6 a year at most and lower ppv prices there getting out of hand and with all the ppvs no wonder ppv buys are down on all :)
 
If these damn broadcaster didn't charge an arm and a leg to watch them every month or even twice a month, then folks wouldn't have to watch online. Besides their are private servers showing sports events for a small fee, how are they going to stop them.
 
Yes there is. Here across the river (the border) at Niagara Falls, you can go to Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls Ontario and watch just about any PPV there is for free in their sports betting area.

Different kettle of fish. In that case, the casino is paying a license fee to show the ppv's. No different than a sports bar in the U.S. showing a ppv fight.
 
Islandguy43 said:
Yes there is. Here across the river (the border) at Niagara Falls, you can go to Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls Ontario and watch just about any PPV there is for free in their sports betting area.

I normally just go to hooters and watch them there.
 
Yes there is. Here across the river (the border) at Niagara Falls, you can go to Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls Ontario and watch just about any PPV there is for free in their sports betting area.


You can save yourself a lot of travel time and just head to Buffalo Wild Wings. My buddy watchs the UFC and a bunch of the other high priced sports PPV stuff at the BWW on the Blvd in Amhest. No reason to cross the Bridge and deal with customs, border patrol and DHS.
 
You can save yourself a lot of travel time and just head to Buffalo Wild Wings. My buddy watchs the UFC and a bunch of the other high priced sports PPV stuff at the BWW on the Blvd in Amhest. No reason to cross the Bridge and deal with customs, border patrol and DHS.

Ya, but I like the beer better in Canada; whereas I can make my Canadian Brother-in-laws buy instead of me:D
 
The popular website ChannelSurfing.net has been shut down and its owner charged with distributing pirated TV shows, first-run movies, and sporting events protected under copyright laws.

The programs allegedly distributed include "South Park," "The Office," and popular football, hockey, basketball and World Wrestling events, as well as shows from the Poker Channel, and live events from MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News.

According to the criminal complaint, Brian McCarthy, 32, of Deer Park, Texas, was arrested and charged with running ChannelSurfing.net, which allowed people to link to sites illegally streaming sporting events, pay-per-view events and other TV programming from the NFL, NHL, NBA, World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Feds target popular website they say distributed pirated events, shows - CNN.com
 

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