Facebook and YouTube Are Full of Pirated Video Streams of Live NFL Games (cnbc.com)

Pirated video streams of televised National Football League games are widespread on Facebook and on Google's YouTube service, CNBC has found. From a report: Using technology from these internet giants, thousands of football fans were able to watch long segments of many contests free of charge during the league's Week 13 schedule of games last Thursday and Sunday. Dozens of these video streams, pirated from CBS and NBC broadcasts, featured ads from well-known national brands interspersed with game action. This online activity comes as the league struggles with declining ratings that have been blamed variously on player protests during the national anthem and revelations about former players suffering from a brain disease caused by concussions. Yet this illegal distribution of NFL content may also be crimping the league's viewer numbers.

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Re:Free TV

[ddtmm]

But the fact remains, "Any reproduction of this broadcast in whole or in part without the expressed written consent of the NFL is strictly prohibited". So no, you shouldn't be able to stream it in that way.

Re:Senator Franken needs to resign.

[Dan667]

if you mean constantly embarrassing himself and golfing then yes.

Re: Facts with long-leap conclusions

[losfromla]

Bread and circuses, my friend, bread and circuses. It is one of the symptoms of a declining empire. The USA is exhibiting a phenomenal number of them.