Recently, this month, something big happened in the sports streaming services industry. Streameast is one of the most popular pirate sports streaming sites, and several domain names were seized by U.S. law enforcement. That is why, despite threats of a shutdown, Streameast live is fighting back.
The Seizure of Streameast Live Domains
Streameast is believed to be a site that offers free sports streaming, and it gets millions of visits on a monthly basis. In the USA it has even been noted and used by high-profile sports personalities such as LeBron James. It is quite obvious that one wishes to be able to accustom himself to sporting information and programs without necessarily having to pay costly subscription fees. But this can bring laws in between.
In the first half of this month, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) shut down several of Streameast live domains, including the central site and the stream east. Attacking the Domain Name System was another intention of the seizure in order to incapacitate the site’s functioning through its web addresses. It consisted of a banner that read: ‘It’s a takım to reproduce or distribute copyrighted material including sporting events, television shows, movies, music, software or games without authorization dispatch, you risk criminal prosecution under Tile 18,’
Streameast’s Immediate Response
However, the seizure did not stop Streameast live from sticking around and ensuring that it remains active on the internet. The site’s operators created new backup domains and said that they would contest the seizure in court. They were able to get hold of the warrant of seizure but all this created more questions than answers.
This warrant had no elaborate explanations, and when it was sent to the Tonic (. to) registry, which hosted Streameast’s domains, they seized the following. The operators, a.k.a. ‘quick’ voiced their doubt regarding the actually legitimate seizure. ‘The warrant did not give any reasons for the shutdown, which is quite interesting,’ ‘quick’ said to TorrentFreak and added that the legitimacy of this decision was questionable, so they planned to file an appeal in the following days.
Legal Strategy of Streameast
The case of Streameast live shows how the regulation of copyright has become a challenge in recent years due to advancements in technology. Most of the time, authorities conduct domain seizures without prior notice; this keeps sites from developing defense mechanisms in the long run. It was not informed before the action. Indeed, the site had not been served with direct legal threats before those standard DMCA notices.
A domain seizure can be challenged and this is not the first time something like this has occurred. As recently as 12 years ago, the site that has to do with the streaming of sports known as Rojadirecta landed in a similar seizure appeal. However, times have changed. The Protecting Lawful Streaming Act (PLSA), passed in late 2020, criminalized illicit streaming services more strongly than before.
New Mirror Domains and Future Plans
However, with respect to the domain seizures, Streameast live did not lay down tools to surrender to the Powerful opponents above. And you can still access StreamEast as they have created several new mirrors through the means of newly developed domain names. These mirrors are some of the official mirrors listed on the Streameast Mirror List. For this reason, the site still maintains the provision of its services.
They say that due to high prices set by legitimate sports streaming services, people resort to using their site, Streameast. The operator has stated that the existing prices that the market offers for live comprehensive sports broadcasting are too high. “If a sports fan wants to watch all sporting events. Including UFC and boxing PPVs, the monthly cost is almost $1500,” ‘Quick’ says. In response, G’s most racing, theirs is not a financially motivated venture, but in ensuring affordable access to sports fans.
Pirate Streaming and Copyright Issues
The pirate streaming industry has attracted the anger of the sports rightsholders. They claim that sites such as Streameast use content from them without paying for them. Criminal gangs are present in the pirate streaming industry according to Streameast. But they are not the same as the hackers. According to the site, most con sites use the brand Streameast to lure innocent users.
There are a number of fake sites still working. They are run by spam gangs & such genuine Streameast live domains that were seized recently. In ‘quick,’ these gangs develop many fake web streaming sites and employ spam to fetch them on search engines. It also uses shocking malware-associated commercials, and the latter is risky for users in another way as well.
Conclusion
Thus, the activity that Streameast live had to struggle for liberation from the domain seizure. It can be considered as a part of a war between the sites that promote unauthorized streaming and the proper attempts to fight against them. It shows that even sites like this one struggle to keep free content available. Even in a heavily policed, censored, digital environment.
That is why the channel is awaiting the legal appeal where it will await the decision from the courts. The result could determine the course of action to be taken in the battle against pirate streaming sites and also continue the raging controversy over the use of digital content and copyright laws. For now, Streameast is live for its audience catering them the streaming and well removing all the copyrighted content.
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