Comments on: DirecTV Dropping the Ball http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/05/17/directv-dropping-the-ball/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/05/17/directv-dropping-the-ball/#comment-691 sogrady Wed, 18 May 2005 01:27:20 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=432#comment-691 Jaime: it's tough to say, and i don't know that i could define any hard and fast rules on when piracy is at least understood if not condoned. there are too many variables to consider. piracy's not always bad, but neither is it always harmless. in this particular case, however, had i the option would i feel justified receiving a pirate signal? yes. i'm paying for a service, and it's only absurd blackout/broadcast restrictions that are preventing me from watching games that i subscribe to. further, the act of piracy would be distinctly non-rivalrous, in that if i was unable to watch Sox games i'm not likely to replace them with Rockies games. if i don't have Sox games, i won't watch period. unfortunately, i don't really have that option. Jaime: it’s tough to say, and i don’t know that i could define any hard and fast rules on when piracy is at least understood if not condoned. there are too many variables to consider. piracy’s not always bad, but neither is it always harmless.

in this particular case, however, had i the option would i feel justified receiving a pirate signal? yes. i’m paying for a service, and it’s only absurd blackout/broadcast restrictions that are preventing me from watching games that i subscribe to.

further, the act of piracy would be distinctly non-rivalrous, in that if i was unable to watch Sox games i’m not likely to replace them with Rockies games. if i don’t have Sox games, i won’t watch period.

unfortunately, i don’t really have that option.

]]> By: Jaime Cardoso http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2005/05/17/directv-dropping-the-ball/#comment-690 Jaime Cardoso Tue, 17 May 2005 23:53:09 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=432#comment-690 I'd like to make you a question. Assuming you are against piracy (movie rips and stuff) if you make every reasonable effort (and I'm not caring much about defining this) to actually pay to see a game (or a movie) but fail to get someone to sell you the service, is resorting to piracy still such a bad thing? This is an issue that I've been wondering and I'd like to know what you feel about it. I’d like to make you a question. Assuming you are against piracy (movie rips and stuff) if you make every reasonable effort (and I’m not caring much about defining this) to actually pay to see a game (or a movie) but fail to get someone to sell you the service, is resorting to piracy still such a bad thing?
This is an issue that I’ve been wondering and I’d like to know what you feel about it.

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