Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
Scare tactics?

No online streaming has been authorised by HBO or Showtime.

Their lawyers will be all over this one 😉
I don't promote illegal streaming and never will. I will watch the fight at the local casino where they are showing it in the main dining room for free. The near by PPV I've been able to locate are sold out.

CBS & HBO's tactics regarding this fight are transparent. They put out the press release of going after pirates intent to illegally stream the fight for free and throw out the warning to try and coerce anyone planning to watch a stream into buying the PPV. I'm sure the regular stream patrol and probably a few more extras will be out in force trying to bring the streams down. But what's the point. Even if they spend extra money but it won't create a dime of additional revenue. People who aren't going to buy it won't buy it anyway. They will just be disappointed because their stream site was closed down.

Hollywood has been trying to stamp out piracy since VHS and hasn't succeeded yet. There are so many people interested in this fight, my guess is there will be plenty of streams come fight time. Then if you keep an eye out, you can probably get a video straight off youtube within an hour of the final bell.