Live Streams of Games

[scootsy]

I've done extensive research on copyright laws as a part of my thesis project and in no country in the world are there laws against watching streaming content of any sort (including live streams of sporting events). The only people violating laws are those broadcasting or re-distributing live streams.

 

[The Midnight]

I've done extensive research on copyright laws as a part of my thesis project and in no country in the world are there laws against watching streaming content of any sort (including live streams of sporting events). The only people violating laws are those broadcasting or re-distributing live streams.

Good to know this thanks! How about watching tv shows online?

 

[scootsy]

I understand you don't want me posting willy nilly, if you're concerned about liability. Just saying that you have nothing to fear and I will behave appropriately!

 

[scootsy]

Good to know this thanks! How about watching tv shows online?

If you are streaming it online, you are not culpable, only the host is. Now if you torrent something, or download a copy, take possession of illegal copy, share, seed, anything like that, you have actually committed a felony. If you live in the USA or most of Europe that is. NZ actually has some strict laws too.

 

[The Midnight]

If you are streaming it online, you are not culpable, only the host is. Now if you torrent something, or download a copy, take possession of illegal copy, share, seed, anything like that, you have actually committed a felony. If you live in the USA or most of Europe that is. NZ actually has some strict laws too.

Cool that's good to know. I've never used torrent or file sharing programs so hopefully I'm safe.

 

[Siro]

How would they know you streamed it anyway? With a torrent, they can see you downloading the file right there in front of their eyes. With a stream? The industry has no access to the pirate website's logs, and can't tap into your connection. So yeah, you'll be okay.

 

[scootsy]

How would they know you streamed it anyway? With a torrent, they can see you downloading the file right there in front of their eyes. With a stream? The industry has no access to the pirate website's logs, and can't tap into your connection. So yeah, you'll be okay.

Even if there was access to all users viewing a live stream, no laws indicate that the viewers have committed any wrong act. Dana White actually got his hands on the logs (names, emails, cc#'s) of a website they took down that was hosting live streams. They sued everyone involved, parent company, site's moderators and users who accessed the stream (although Siro is right, they had no way of knowing WHICH users accessed the stream), the only lawsuit that stuck was against the site's moderators for broadcasting.

 

[Jason]

Queue kicky

 

[scootsy]

BUMP cause i saw that someone feared infraction in the game thread. still no laws against watching streams, only illegal to host one.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Shut up Scoots

 

[LogGrad98]

Queue kicky

Do you mean ask him to get in line?

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

Do you mean ask him to get in line?

Exactly, that's why he wrote "queue".

 

[One Brow]

BUMP cause i saw that someone feared infraction in the game thread. still no laws against watching streams, only illegal to host one.

Nonetheless, the moderators don't want to encourage illegal activity by participating in a legal activity that relies on an illegal activity.

 

[addictionary]

Nonetheless, the moderators don't want to encourage illegal activity by participating in a legal activity that relies on an illegal activity.

People who doesn't have the money should be able to watch sports too. Stream quality sucks so it is a fair change. Farthest seats to the lowest Romans.

 

[8]

If anybody ever needs a streaming site hmu. The one I use generally has every game. I don't know it's quality in comparison to other sites, but it's very easy to navigate.

 

[One Brow]

People who doesn't have the money should be able to watch sports too.

Why? Would you say the same thing for a singing concert? A play? A drama on HBO?

I will grant you that if you are talking about national teams, supported by the public treasury, you have a fair point.

Content providers pay out considerable sums to make content, and deserve to rewarded for their work.

 

[addictionary]

Why? Would you say the same thing for a singing concert? A play? A drama on HBO?

I will grant you that if you are talking about national teams, supported by the public treasury, you have a fair point.

Content providers pay out considerable sums to make content, and deserve to rewarded for their work.

Same applies to all. Content providers can still make their money. No need to capture an area of crappy copy of their content. What business did piracy destroyed up to this day? And I am not even counting the popularity boost piracy gives to those "content"s.

 

[One Brow]

What business did piracy destroyed up to this day?

We'll never know which songs/movies/etc. were not produced because piracy changed a projected small positive net to a projected small negative net.

 

[Gameface]

Same applies to all. Content providers can still make their money. No need to capture an area of crappy copy of their content. What business did piracy destroyed up to this day? And I am not even counting the popularity boost piracy gives to those "content"s.

My goodness. Are you not aware that the music industry is imploding due to music piracy.

Now, what I'm talking about is the music industry. A lot of fat rich guys who don't know how to play an instrument will be out of the game. It might just be that it's more possible for quality artists to get their work to more people now more than ever, but at the same time that probably means those artists will need to think about how they intend to pay their bills, because performing music will probably not be the way.

 

[addictionary]

My goodness. Are you not aware that the music industry is imploding due to music piracy.

Now, what I'm talking about is the music industry. A lot of fat rich guys who don't know how to play an instrument will be out of the game. It might just be that it's more possible for quality artists to get their work to more people now more than ever, but at the same time that probably means those artists will need to think about how they intend to pay their bills, because performing music will probably not be the way.

Recording music and selling cd s might not be the way. I think the damage piracy gives to music biz is limited to that part. you can't pirate an experience of an actual gig. That is why they have to tour like drifters now if they wanna make big bucks. I think the popularity boost beats the Damage to the sell rates of cd s by far.