09-28-2015, 11:11 AM
(09-28-2015, 10:20 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: It's pretty common knowledge that online streaming of out of market games is theft and is illegal. But for some reason I don't think that was really the point of this thread.
actually, it's not really that simple. From this article in the International Business Times:
Quote:Streaming currently exists in a sort of legal gray area in the United States. It’s illegal to reproduce copyrighted content - - meaning downloading commercial entertainment or broadcasting streams to thousands of people is explicitly prohibited - - but viewing one of those streams seems to be okay.
Steaming is kind of weird. The person providing the stream is obviously on the wrong side of the law. But the person watching said stream isn't really doing anything that is technically illegal.
