Feds seize sports streaming domains
by TMiss on Feb 2, 2012 10:56 AM CST
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PrintThe Super Bowl is coming and our federal government has just seized several streaming sites in an effort to make damned sure you can only see the big game on NBC. Sites seized include:
- Firstrowsports.tv
- Firstrowsports.com
- SoccertvLive.net
Hmm, they left out . . . oops — almost violated SB Nation rules!
They did this last year as I recall, and suddenly [mmmph, mmmph].com became [mmmph, mmmph].me. Frankly, I think that if the federal government had even a glimmer of decency, they'd take down NBC and would force our NFL-addicted nation to listen to the big game on the radio.
My primary concern, of course, is for NBA streams which, like VC irregulars fighting alongside ARVN troops, will be collateral damage. [Please Lord don't make me buy tickets and have to sit in section 121!]
Also of interest:
For the first time, seized domains also include the .TV extension as Firstrowsports.tv is now displaying the familiar seizure banner. The .TV domain belongs to islands of Tuvalu, but is operated by the US-based company Verisign. [TorrentFreak.com]
Sigh. Oh well, time to move on to the next set of off-shore piracy ports of call. And when the feds shut down every other nation's efforts to undermine sports monopolists, we'll just have to learn to deal with the godawful lag you get with streams from .mars and .moon sites.
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I believe...
…that NBC is streaming the game on their website, like they did with their wild card round games.
Hey Green Bay, where's your WNBA title???
Motherfuck
Well, since I don’t have firstrowsports any longer… anyone have any suggestions. I work during a lot of Tpups games and was affraid this would happen.
Sites, suggestions?
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But can we post the name of stream but not the link?
and obviously a big no no on game threads, but what about in this thread?
"This city is ready to explode. You can feel it." - Kevin Love
Click my name and email me
and I’ll tell you where to go (hell, obviously, as I would NEVER give anyone an illegal stream URL! ; )
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
I used firstrow
Because I chose to not have cable or anything like that anymore. I will need to find something new to follow my Pups
A pirate's life is hard
and not as romantic as some young folks seem to think. For starters, parrots aren’t all that easy to live with….
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
I mostly agree, but
things are getting easier nowadays:
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I didn't mean it, i was forced by the little people living within my head.
darn- looks like they got that one too.
and right before 2 non-televised games. Looks like a Champs night forming again.
Still have my Foye jersey. Hey- at least she TRIED! :--)
by LoveLovesLove on Feb 2, 2012 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
nvmd eu works, bz too
searches find some other paths
Still have my Foye jersey. Hey- at least she TRIED! :--)
by LoveLovesLove on Feb 2, 2012 9:08 PM CST up reply actions
Really?
I’m using it right now. One of my friends says it’s still working.
"Oh my, oh my, oh my. Is that great basketball or what?" --Hubie Brown, Jan. 20, 2012
by Cynical Jason on Feb 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions
the pirates
cleverly redirected their stream. Check the URL — it’s changed.
Here’s an update from TorrentFreak. The guy who ran nine of the FirstRow sites lives in Michigan and has been arrested.
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
Here's more on FirstRow
apparently they were offline for all of about one-tenth of one second. Link.
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
Oh
And I love that people on TV still have the gall to use the phrase “Free TV” when talking about basic cable.
This proves there is no such thing as free tv.
Pretty sure mirror sites will be up in about a day
This same thing happened last year with some other streaming sites. That didn’t stop more from popping up.
Internet crime is a bitch to deal with.
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
New stupid human trick
Open a stream of a game in two different windows. Make sure the second one is a Spanish language broadcast. The Spanish and English cancel each other out. It’s like you’re at the game, but the sound is a jumble so you don’t have to endure any of the fatuous commentary while still being able to hear the crowd.
Enjoy.
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
Wow
Now Mike Masnick is saying that the feds have shut down over 300 domains in an effort to keep the Super Bowl safe for NBC.
Obviously, there need to be rules of some sort, but given the quasi-government subsidies given to pro sports, shouldn’t all the games be offered via digital local broadcasting (e.g., channel 5.3 or 11.4), cable/dish and streaming?
Today’s pro’s make their money based on artificial scarcity of what is actually a very plentiful product. Put ALL the games on TV and the only games that wouldn’t sell out would be the ones between bottomfeeders and really, why would New Orleans vs. Charlotte ever be a sold-out game? Their only hope of selling out would come from growing their fan base by televising all their games, but that’s not in the NBA’s business plan.
Stupid business practices from successful businessmen who should know better. Most of what’s on TV is crap, so why hide a superior product behind premium placement strategies? If ABC canned their primetime schedule and ran top NBA games instead, by season’s end they’d have some Nielsens to brag about.
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
I don't see the point of taking these sites down when they'll be up just about immediately
Is this symbolism or something?
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
No, it's the system of government we currently enjoy
in which those whose great wealth has allowed them to buy the laws they like, then turn around and use campaign donations as leverage to get our government to engage in the kind of bullying traditionally done by great empires (whose time is slipping away because nothing says “declining empire” like ticky tack enforcement of intellectual property laws).
The players who get hurt are the legit businesses like Megaupload who played by the rules but got shut down anyhow because the record labels and movie folks don’t like competition eating their lunch (hard not to do when both industries have been pissing themselves ever since the invention of consumer recording devices).
Right now it’s as if it’s 1920 and it’s almost impossible to own an automobile because the buggy whip manufacturers have gotten Congress to pass a slew of laws requiring you to hire someone to walk in front of your car with a lantern. Technological progress is being stymied by the greed of the few and despite the clear wishes of the many.
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
by TMiss on Feb 3, 2012 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
OOhhhhh crap.
So you’re saying that the game tonight isn’t televised. Sonofa….
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