SeekPie@lemm.ee to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 7 months ago'10K Pirate Sites Blocked in 60 Days': Piracy Shield Triggers Kool-Aid Crisistorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link'10K Pirate Sites Blocked in 60 Days': Piracy Shield Triggers Kool-Aid Crisistorrentfreak.comSeekPie@lemm.ee to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoIt amazes me that the majority of sites taken down are just to watch live sports, mainly (actual) football. There’s a lot of money to gain from pirating that stuff, huh.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThey demand >6-figure €s for broadcasting rights in Germany
minus-squareSchizoDenji@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoTV rights for football are ridiculously expensive so it makes sense that they’d need to curb as much piracy as they can to make the most of that.
It amazes me that the majority of sites taken down are just to watch live sports, mainly (actual) football. There’s a lot of money to gain from pirating that stuff, huh.
They demand >6-figure €s for broadcasting rights in Germany
TV rights for football are ridiculously expensive so it makes sense that they’d need to curb as much piracy as they can to make the most of that.