Re:Spanish football league defends phone 'spying'
by oh_sigh on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:45PM
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That's a bad one I agree. I think a better argument for enforcing their rights is the fact that if they don't, they are effectively punishing establishments that actually do pay to license the broadcast.
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Re:Spanish football league defends phone 'spying'
by admax88q on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @04:21PM
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> I think a better argument for enforcing their rights
I don't think anyone is arguing that they shouldn't be enforcing their rights. But that they shouldn't use use people's phones as listening devices to do so.
Re:Spanish football league defends phone 'spying'
by oh_sigh on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @05:21PM
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Yes, but OP took umbrage to how the estimated losses were calculated, and a statement like:
> The broadcasting of football matches in public places without a paid licence cost the game an estimated 150 euros (£132; $177) a year, it said.
would not be anywhere near as convincing as a statement with monetary values multiplied by a million. Focusing on the unfairness of what unlicensed streamers are doing avoids that issue.