[Farm93]

How in the world is it "literally stealing" if the person can't even buy the thing if he wanted to?

You can't buy it from the firm you are doing business with today.  Everyone in the USA can buy Pac-12 Nets.  One could buy DirectTV AND cable.  One could switch to cable or Dish.

It is available for sale, at least for those in the USA.  For those living outside the USA I get the not available story, but for most on this board the objective has been to stay loyal to DirecTV and steal from the Pac-12 Nets and its owners, including the Stanford Athletic Department.

We are in year 5? 6? of the Pac-12 Nets.  Pac-12 is missing out on millions of DirecTV dollars.  DirecTV is able to hold the line, in part, because some of its customers are stealing.  Kind of that subtle, "victim-less" crime stealing, but still enjoying unauthorized distribution of material owned by the Pac-12.

[Farm93]

How in the world is it "literally stealing" if the person can't even buy the thing if he wanted to?

You can't buy it from the firm you are doing business with today.  Everyone in the USA can buy Pac-12 Nets.  One could buy DirectTV AND cable.  One could switch to cable or Dish.

It is available for sale, at least for those in the USA.  For those living outside the USA I get the not available story, but for most on this board the objective has been to stay loyal to DirecTV and steal from the Pac-12 Nets and its owners, including the Stanford Athletic Department.

We are in year 5? 6? of the Pac-12 Nets.  Pac-12 is missing out on millions of DirecTV dollars.  DirecTV is able to hold the line, in part, because some of its customers are stealing.  Kind of that subtle, "victim-less" crime stealing, but still enjoying unauthorized distribution of material owned by the Pac-12.