Originally Posted by promo-only:
“The Premier League's anti-piracy rules only cover commercial premises - viewing in the home has always has a blind eye turned to it. As it stands, the vast majority of licensed premises use satellite as their main delivery method because simply put, streaming using a DNS/VPN service is too risky in a full house - at least with a steady satellite stream they know what they're getting.
With the right sized dish you can pick up virtually anything - provided the beam reaches the UK - but the Premier League have been very active in cutting off the supply at source. The main culprits were from mainland Europe and they've all been blocked from showing all but one 3pm kickoff.
Pairing cards with boxes can be worked around but it makes it that bit harder and provides an extra bit of security instead of a complete free-for-all. It at least limits the broadcasts to one box instead of it being able to be shared around.
They're not fighting a losing battle when it comes to satellite delivery - they've actually been pretty successful on that front. They're fighting a losing battle in the sense that selling 380 matches anywhere in the world will always see them being viewed in the UK but I have a feeling that future tenders will include a clause requiring a valid cable/satellite subscription in order to access the online stream - NBCUniversal being a prime example of a service that has hit every nail on the head for them since they took over from Fox.”
as long as they provide the matches in any form then it will be exploited and on that front they are fighting a losing battle - its a bit like the war on drugs , no matter how much money they throw at trying to prevent it , it will never even touch the sides .
systems designed and built by man can equally be exploited by man .