Another year of Root Sports, no streaming, same' ol same ol'?

Stealing means somebody has been deprived of the good.

What you are describing as theft is actually closer to copyright violation. Which is the responsibility of the person sharing the stream, so what you are describing is actually not even copyright violation, by law.

The only way to prevent this is to offer the best service possible, easily available to as many people as possible, at a price that makes watching the free streams less appealing.

 

It's block out in southern part of Oregon too.

 

Have ever seen Mrs. HCP make chicken nuggets then you know why it's better at HCP house.

 

I have YouTubeTV and pay $15 for League Pass which works for me since I live in NYC. But you haven’t solved the problem for people in Portland who don’t want cable, just the Blazers.

 

You do understand that what you say and how you act are important to some people right?

 

It isn’t my job to solve the problem. Hope they can get what they are looking for.

 

I’m more of a tamale kind of guy.

 

Corporations take advantage of us enough and reduce quality of life enough for us that we don't need to feel bad about taking advantage of their greedy overreaching.

Especially when doing so isn't even against any law. Corporations honor no code for our benefit, why should we honor a made up code for their benefit?

I've paid for cable packages for years when I didn't watch anything other than Blazer games. Until the shitty Comcast deal expired and they jumped into bed with Root.

I'm done being a pawn in their game, and I'd encourage others to back away as well. It's the only pressure they'll feel.

I'd gladly pay $15 per month for Blazer games. But I will not buy a cable or satellite subscription just to watch the Blazers ever again. The greedy and restrictive artificial scarcity of the Comcast and Root deals were too much.

Either it will be available free on local tv, available to stream without a $50+ subscription or I'll miss it.

It's not my job to protect the copyright of large corporations.

 

Especially since the NBA offers the exact same package to fans outside of the market for a fair price.

The blackout restrictions were initially imposed to help boost ticket sales and attendance. It is an antiquated relic of media monopolies.

 

Not all "Corporations" do this.

Yes it is. Stealing is stealing.

Again. Yes there are many that do and my honor is just that. MY HONOR.

This was your choice. Nobody forced you to do anything. Also I highly doubt you only watched Blazer games ONLY.

Good for you. I would support you and anyone else in this endeavor.

Nobody is forcing you to and like i said I get a bunch more than just "Blazer Games". My kids and Wife are on You Tube constantly. I Get my financials and news outlets. I watch NFL, MLB, College Football and Basketball, Little League World Series, Summer League NBA, My movie Streaming Services, Every Star Trek that has ever been made, Local weather and News, I get that Draft all of you are so keen on the Blazers playing in the lottery in, And much more.

Nope but it is your responsibility to follow the laws and ordinances that protect the copyrights of businesses everywhere. It's the law. If you are pirating you are stealing from someone.

Yes there is and I just made it. Your moral compass is your business. If you don't feel things are right then get them changed legally. Sitting on your ass bitching about things and not taking action is lame.

 

I get all that. It's explained here for those interested in reading up.
https://www.romanolaw.com/attacking-illegal-streaming-under-the-protecting-lawful-streaming-act/

Now here is the moral code part. If you support those who are making a profit from these streaming features then you are part of the problem.

The reason Drugs are a problem is because people buy and use drugs. If there wasn't a market there wouldn't be a problem. By the way what you have said about possession of drugs is inherently wrong. There are limits to amounts you can possess and you cannot use drugs in a way that would harm others as well as in places where restrictions apply. Same thing applies. If you are complaining about corporations charging more for their product but entertain yourself in ways that kill their ways of making any profit you are in essence the problem.

I pay for my service. It always works and I get what I'm asking for. If I don't I call the company and they fix any and all issues. I pay a fair price for what I get and have been happy for many years. I check regularly for better deals and specials which we (My Family) take advantage of as they arise.
This is the way business is done. Anything less is shady at best.

Enjoy wading through endless pop ups and worrying about if you are being hacked while watching your games. I for one will keep my service.

 

These ones do.

It's not stealing just because you say it is. It's literally and legally not stealing.

You're simply making claims that make no sense. We have no obligation to purchase this service.

None that I know of. In fact, they are mandated by their shareholders to take every advantage they can, including predatory and immoral actions.

Thank you for telling me what I watch on cable. I appreciate that.

You're 100% wrong. Just like you're wrong about the rest.

We aren't talking about YouTube or movie streaming services. Those can be viewed by anybody, anywhere, at a far more reasonable price.

If the Blazers were available to watch on any of these services with no blackouts we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Sure it's my responsibility to follow the laws that apply to me.

No law is being broken by any person watching any sports stream.

You are 100% wrong.

There is no need to change the law to do something that is already perfectly legal. Watching any sports stream is 100% legal.

You have been duped into thinking it is illegal in some way, but there is no law making it so.

Music and video games have figured this out. Eventually sports will as well. I'm out as a paying customer until they do.

 

The conversation you began was by saying “it’s free” it ain’t free. It’s never going to be free. What you are talking about is stealing.

 

That is a very interesting point. The problem arises when you start putting any form of commercial or advertising. Thus the pop up thing.
Next is the “click here for more details”.

 

It was free when it was on KGW. Like Utah gets to watch their team. Free. That's not stealing... and no. What I am talking about is not stealing either.

I didn't say it had to be free. But I did say free is a good price. I've been very clear that a reasonable streaming fee with no blackouts would be acceptable.

By any definition. I'm not sure how else to break it to you. You are misunderstanding the law here. Cable has to compete with copyright violators. The law can only help them so much by taking them down as they are able. It is not my responsibility or anybody else's to read the terms of every agreement of everything available on the internet. That's not reasonable. That's why the law is the way it is.

It is the responsibility of cable companies to offer a product with a better price to experience ration than potential copyright violators. Which they can do, very easily. In fact, more easily than trying to shut down the copyright violators. But they have an antiquated perspective much like you do, and that is why cable companies are losing subscribers right and left, even as people spend more an more time in front of screens. This is why cable companies will be losing Disney and ESPN soon.

It's just natural evolution. When there is artificial scarcity something will fill that niche. With technology whatever fills that void can be a VERY compelling product very quickly, making it far easier for people to opt out.

This is a feature of our current laws, not a bug.

 

Your response to this is laughable at best. 100% wrong cannot be used when discussing an opinion or an option.
Obviously you saving 100 bucks means more to you than doing what is right.
I’m happy you saved a few bucks.
Carry on.

 

Like I said your responses to this are laughable at best.