{"id":28457,"date":"2024-10-22T16:06:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28457"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T20:06:33","slug":"nfl-player-uses-pirate-streaming-site-to-watch-his-own-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/10\/22\/nfl-player-uses-pirate-streaming-site-to-watch-his-own-team\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Player Uses Pirate Streaming Site to Watch His Own Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen, who reportedly earns over $1 million a year, used pirate streaming site MethStreams to watch his own team play. This revelation came from Woolen’s Instagram story, where he shared an image clearly displaying the site’s URL. While Woolen seemed unconcerned when the news reached him, the NFL, which actively combats piracy, will likely take a different view.<\/p>\n

Last year, the NFL asked the U.S. Government\u2019s Patent and Trademark Office to help tackle live-streaming piracy.<\/p>\n

Together with the NBA and UFC, the football league\u00a0asked the government<\/a>\u00a0to make DMCA takedown requests more effective.<\/p>\n

NFL argued that when it comes to live sports streaming, long delays render takedown requests practically useless, as most of the value of live sports content lies in its real-time nature.<\/p>\n

NFL vs. Pirates<\/h2>\n

Ideally, online services should be required by law to remove infringing content \u201cinstantaneously or near-instantaneously\u201d, the sports companies argued. This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised.<\/p>\n

\u201cPirates have shown increasing sophistication in terms of the quality of their livestreams and now display livestreams in a way that often renders the final product indistinguishable from the legitimate feed,\u201d NFL, NBA, and UFC explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo garner maximum viewership of the pirated content, enterprising pirates will post \u2018advertisements\u2019 on major social media platforms that drive traffic to off-platform sites where people can watch unlawful livestreams of live sports event content without paying a dime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sports leagues stressed that widespread piracy hurts their revenues. This impacts everyone involved in the sport, including the highest-paid athletes. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that these players are unanimously rallying against piracy.<\/p>\n

NFL Player Tunes in to Methstreams<\/h2>\n

Even some of the sport\u2019s biggest stars, including\u00a0LeBron James<\/a>, have reportedly used pirate streaming sites. And this weekend, another player was added to the list after the injured Seattle Seahawks cornerback\u00a0Tariq Woolen<\/a>\u00a0apparently tuned in to Methstreams to watch his own team play.<\/p>\n

This was revealed in an Instagram story where Woolen shared an image clearly displaying the streaming site\u2019s URL.<\/p>\n

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Tariq Woolen\u2019s Insta story<\/center> <\/p>\n

\"woolen<\/picture><\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not every day that we see professional players publicly tune into pirate streaming sites. After being picked up by\u00a0\u1d05\u1d0fxx on X<\/a>, the image was further shared by\u00a0Tanner<\/a>, through which it eventually reached the feed of reputable NFL news aggregator\u00a0Dov Kleiman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeahawks CB Tariq Woolen was using MethStreams to watch today\u2019s NFL games. He makes over $1 million a year,\u201d Kleiman wrote.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s Free\u2019<\/h2>\n

The news eventually made it back to the Seahawks cornerback, who didn\u2019t seem all that concerned. Whether NFL bosses share his casual attitude towards piracy is questionable, however.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s free it\u2019s for me<\/center> <\/p>\n

\"free<\/picture><\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n

Ironically, while Woolen was watching the game, NFLs anti-piracy partners were working hard to take pirate streams offline.\u00a0Keeping an eye on Methstreams.com<\/a>\u00a0and other pirate sites with links to unauthorized broadcasts is par for the course.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons was no exception, as\u00a0this takedown notice shows<\/a>. Despite these efforts, some people still found their way to pirate sources.<\/p>\n

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NFL takedown notice<\/center> <\/p>\n

\"nfl<\/picture><\/center> <\/p>\n

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Source: \u00a0\"TorrentFreak\"<\/a> TorrentFreak.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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