Class Action Filed Against Sling Media

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday July 19, 2015 @02:58PM from the don't-take-the-law-into-your-own-hands dept.

New submitter DewDude writes: In case you missed it; Sling Media has been forcing advertisements into video streams from Slingbox devices unless you pay for a client application, which is only an option for Apple, Android, and Windows 8 devices. The issue will now head to the courts, as two plaintiffs have filed a class action suit against Sling Media, claiming the company participated in 'bait-and-switch' tactics by charging users for the hardware, then monetizing the streaming of content. The suit notes that Sling does not own the rights to the programming into which they are inserting advertisements.

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Re:Sling me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast by davester666 · 2015-07-19 16:23 · Score: 5, Funny

No you thief. You didn't pay Sling for the box. You just paid for a license to use it.
They deserve to track what you watch, rent your statistics to whomever wants access to them and to sell advertising for you to watch, because clearly you didn't pay nearly enough for an ad-free experience.
So there.

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look how far we've come ma! by don_combatant · 2015-07-19 17:22 · Score: 3, Funny

broadcast tv: free
original cable tv: paid, but commercial free
mature cable tv: paid with commercials
sling: paid hardware, paid cable tv and commercials
new sling: paid hardware, sling commercials, paid cable tv, and cable tv commercials!