Could Dana's Anti-Piracy Response Hurt the UFC?

Dana White is now going after those who illegally stream UFC pay-per-views and has asked a judge to grant permission to get the IP addresses of those who use streaming websites to upload the pay-per-view broadcasts illegally.

One would imagine that this will lead to lawsuits. However, is it possible that White (who is coming off of one of the top ten biggest pay-per-view buyrates his promotion has ever seen) will end up looking like the ultimate bad guy if he begins going after these folks?

We know that he has every right to do this, that's not even a question. The question comes up as SHOULD he do it. Imagine how it would look if one of the biggest names in combat sports started targeting sixteen year old kids who uploaded a UFC pay-per-view (especially once their history of above average and record breaking buy rates comes to light more in the mainstream if this happens.) White would end up looking like a bigger monster to the general public than he does to those in the fight game who simply thinks he's a lying jackass. It could be a public relations nightmare that the promotion cannot afford in a time when freestyle fighting is under even closer scrutiny on a whole.

So, should Dana White try to do this tactfully and simply send them cease and desist letters or warn them about the consequences, or should he go ahead and do what appears to be the plan so far and head in with lawsuits blazing?

Im pretty sure it's just a tactic by Dana to appear tough on the people that are illegally streaming PPVs.

He'll never be able to fully stop it, as people can mask IPs etc etc etc.

No judge in his right mind will convict someone whose IP matches that of one that was checked for illegally streaming a PPV. It's simply impossible to prove that THAT PERSON broke the law by doing that.

It's just a threat to scare people to ease up a bit.

He's obviously well within his rights.

The problem is, when one of these sites finally gets shut down, another opens. It's incredible stupid to dedicate too much time or money to this because it's never going to stop.

For every question you answer, two more get added to the test. At some point, you just have to stop taking it.

If Lars Ulrich can survive,Im sure Dana will be fine.

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Originally Posted by CSA08

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We know that he has every right to do this, that's not even a question. The question comes up as SHOULD he do it. Imagine how it would look if one of the biggest names in combat sports started targeting sixteen year old kids who uploaded a UFC pay-per-view (especially once their history of above average and record breaking buy rates comes to light more in the mainstream if this happens.) White would end up looking like a bigger monster to the general public than he does to those in the fight game who simply thinks he's a lying jackass. It could be a public relations nightmare that the promotion cannot afford in a time when freestyle fighting is under even closer scrutiny on a whole.

So, should Dana White try to do this tactfully and simply send them cease and desist letters or warn them about the consequences, or should he go ahead and do what appears to be the plan so far and head in with lawsuits blazing?

Since when did Dana White become a "lying jackass" to "those in the fight game"?

I don't think the tactful approach would do anything to solve the problem so Dana won't bother with cease and desist letters.

Regardless of how the UFC handles this, copyright laws have drastically changed how US allows people to create new forms of media on top of old ones. The music industry is a story of how a 'fundamentalist' approach to copyright laws have hobbled an industy. This is not a knock on UFC but simply a observation on how the media industry as a whole is moving.

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Originally Posted by seansloan

If Lars Ulrich can survive,Im sure Dana will be fine.

except pretty much the whole world thinks Lars is a douchebag