So, it sounds like if an ISP isn’t kicking pirates off, they don’t want anyone on that ISP being able to stream their broadcasts online. Even if you’re a customer of that ISP who never pirates, they don’t want your business.
The world of sports needs the fans more than the fans need the sport. The sport makes money through sponsorships and other things that do not directly involve consumers. The jacked up price of a pay-per-view event that may be pirated by a small percentage of viewers (who are almost certainly spending money with the sponsors) is already high to cover freeloaders (typically, you watching at a friend’s house rather than paying for the event yourself).
If enough fans blacklisted/boycotted the sport and its sponsors, it would hurt them more than going after people who use the same ISP as those pirating the stream. Since plenty of people are already watching it for free.
So, it sounds like if an ISP isn’t kicking pirates off, they don’t want anyone on that ISP being able to stream their broadcasts online. Even if you’re a customer of that ISP who never pirates, they don’t want your business.
The world of sports needs the fans more than the fans need the sport. The sport makes money through sponsorships and other things that do not directly involve consumers. The jacked up price of a pay-per-view event that may be pirated by a small percentage of viewers (who are almost certainly spending money with the sponsors) is already high to cover freeloaders (typically, you watching at a friend’s house rather than paying for the event yourself).
If enough fans blacklisted/boycotted the sport and its sponsors, it would hurt them more than going after people who use the same ISP as those pirating the stream. Since plenty of people are already watching it for free.