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Originally Posted by tony404
Matt want to know how tubes could of been stopped. If people like AFF didnt let them put ads up next to stolen content. If they made no money they wouldnt exist.
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From what we have seen the sponsors working with them are turning a blind eye, so it's definitely going to take more than content owner and affiliate complaining.
I can't see this going against sponsors in court either. Let's say Fenway Park or Wrigley Field were to be deemed unsafe, but somehow remained open and then fans got injured. Could the fans sue the sponsors who have purchased ad space around the park on the grounds that they contributed to keeping the place open? At first that sounds interesting, but does it go anywhere?
In any event, hypothetically speaking lets say suing advertisers was a way to cut off most site income. Now bandwidth becomes difficult to pay for if the site is large. What we have seen from the dark alleys of the internet over the past decade is that technology suddenly seems to develop in their favor that both brings their costs down and makes them harder to shut down.
With their backs against the wall, I can see tube sites implementing the same bit torrent technology that runs Joost and other video services. They found a way for surfers to pay for their bandwidth and it works. It's only a matter of time before it's used for evil.