Feds seize channelsurfing domain

[NoVaJack]

Federal ICE gets channelsurfing and another that was pirating sports streams and videocasts.

http://bit.ly/heK5vj

[RowdyRabbit]

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It was only a matter of time, and as mentioned in previous threads, probably better for the institutions represented in the games. At least collegewise...pro-wise I'm not so worried about.

[JimmyJack]

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Apparently channelsurfing.net is already back up on a non-U.S. domain.

[RabbitObsessed]

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Even if it does go down permanently there will be another site to replace it soon enough. Just like when The Pirate Bay was taken down.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Homeland Security? Seriously?

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Its already back up at channelsurfing.eu

[SturgisJeff]

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There is a bigger picture here than just the gpvernment shutting down these websites. It is the control of the internet and its content. How are you going to feel about it when they start taking newspaper sites, magazine sites, and other content like for example Drudge for content that the government feels is not to their way of thinking. Such as China, Egypt and others shutting down the entire internet Its called Censorship and has no place in a free republic like the United States.

[gojacksgo]

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I have to disagree with you Sturgis. I don't see anything censor-related about them shutting down channelsurfing.

People still have the option to watch any and everything that was once on channelsurfing. They just have to pay for it now, but they should have been doing prior to this.

[NoVaJack]

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I have to disagree with you Sturgis. I don't see anything censor-related about them shutting down channelsurfing.

People still have the option to watch any and everything that was once on channelsurfing. They just have to pay for it now, but they should have been doing prior to this.

This is spot on. This has nothing to do with censorship and everything to do with illegal pirating of someone else's creative content in the information age. This is a huge source of tension between the U.S. and China. You can buy any of the content that these pirate sites collate for a good deal less than a Starbucks per episode, and by doing so you are assuring that a service that you use (and hopefully enjoy) will be there tomorrow. You don't expect to go in person to a game without paying admission, right? And this has nothing to do with Bill Gates, as some argued earlier. Big Bill's already made his money. This is the other end of the food chain. Someone has got to pay for the equipment and for the salaries of the camera operators, engineers, Internet specialists, etc., who provide this service. In this case, it is your university that is providing this service. These employees have families to feed, too. Original content doesn't magically fall out of the sky.

[Roy]

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I will miss Channelsurfing.net if it does not reinvent itself. I pay for a Go Jacks subscription but when I get frustrated with the buffering, freeze frames and smearing of the image during the guys games I go to Channelsurfing.net and live with the smaller picture that lets me see the game. If the game is not on Channelsurfing.net I will go to the radio.

Have not seen a women's game offered on Channelsurfing.net so I go straight to the radio.

I thought it may be my ISP but then there would be a problem with Channelsurfing.net also.

Another one of those "why can't we" questions!

Go Jacks!

[rabidrabbit]

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Reminder of this thread for dealing with poor streaming via GoJacks.com or other media streams.

http://sdsufans.com/board/showthread.php?t=8751

Also, be on the watch that don't download viruses/trojans - these are popular mechanisms to attach nasties upon. Make certain your computer protection is up and checking.

[bigticket1]

Re: Feds seize channelsurfing domain

Reminder of this thread for dealing with poor streaming via GoJacks.com or other media streams.

http://sdsufans.com/board/showthread.php?t=8751

Also, be on the watch that don't download viruses/trojans - these are popular mechanisms to attach nasties upon. Make certain your computer protection is up and checking.

I can't figure out the Jackrabbit Extra feed - mine will be perfect for the first 1 1/2 games of a doubleheader,and then totally turn crappy. The Monday night womens game was great during the first half and then went bad.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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This is spot on. This has nothing to do with censorship and everything to do with illegal pirating of someone else's creative content in the information age. This is a huge source of tension between the U.S. and China. You can buy any of the content that these pirate sites collate for a good deal less than a Starbucks per episode, and by doing so you are assuring that a service that you use (and hopefully enjoy) will be there tomorrow. You don't expect to go in person to a game without paying admission, right? And this has nothing to do with Bill Gates, as some argued earlier. Big Bill's already made his money. This is the other end of the food chain. Someone has got to pay for the equipment and for the salaries of the camera operators, engineers, Internet specialists, etc., who provide this service. In this case, it is your university that is providing this service. These employees have families to feed, too. Original content doesn't magically fall out of the sky.

Smart people should be able to figure out a way to make everyone money and keep everybody happy. If somebody hasn't figured out how to stop piracy by now, it probably isn't going to be stopped in the next 5-10 years. Why not work together for mutual benefit? The person or company who figures that out and gets all parties on the same wavelength will be an overnight billionaire.

IMO, channelsurfing does SDSU a favor, getting us on the national scene, exposing our athletics and athletes to people who wouldn't have seen them otherwise. Maybe some guy in Flandreau watches a couple games on channelsurfing, likes what he sees, and comes to the last two home games instead of hitting the local bar. In other words, SDSU does get some benefit from giving away their content for free.

[SturgisJeff]

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I have to disagree with you Sturgis. I don't see anything censor-related about them shutting down channelsurfing.

People still have the option to watch any and everything that was once on channelsurfing. They just have to pay for it now, but they should have been doing prior to this.

No. shutting them down was about copyright violations which they should do. But you need to look at the big picture and what a government can do once they start doing this. Fairness Act, etc. What if they decide they don't like what a newspaper prints about government actions or an opposing view. Another example but a stretch, Facebook is used by sexual preditors to get their jollies, shut Facebook down to protect the children,

Sorry for the politics but I think this sets a bad precedent for the future and further eroding as our rights as citizens.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Here's my question on this whole stolen content, at least as it relates to ChannelSurfing and the sports they provide:

How in the heck can Netflix unify the people who own TV and Movie content and offer it all (almost) up for less than $8 a month streaming to my computer?

I would almost be willing to bet my house that a service like Netflix has stopped more pirating than any law enforcement effort. I know at least 3 people personally who torrent about 1/10 of what they used to because they can now watch their favorite shows on Netflix.

If the NCAA or schools are upset about channelsurfing, they need to come up with a better alternative. That will be the single best deterrent. The NCAA itself offers up every single tournament game on its website for free. Their most profitable games of the season, and they give them away on the internet for free.

I would be willing to spend $20 or more a month to watch any DI basketball game in the country online--I say mid major because you are never going to get the likes of the Big 10, Big 12 (Texas), and ACC. There is money to be made here for the NCAA and their schools (figure out a fair way to split up the revenue), if they would just go out and go after it. Beat pirates in the world of ideas, not in the courtroom.