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The world's largest pay-per-view content provider shows no signs of slowing its anti-piracy efforts.

Ultimate Fighting Championship officials today announced they have subpoenaed Justin.tv and Ustream.tv – two sites with user-provided live video content – due to their broadcasts of illegally uploaded content, including the UFC's pay-per-view events.

Zuffa LLC, the UFC's parent company, has served both sites subpoenas that demand they reveal the identities of users who uploaded UFC content.

Today's release specifically points to one user from a single IP address who uploaded this year's UFC 108 and UFC 110 events, which drew 36,000 and 78,000 non-paying viewers, respectively.

"I can't wait to go after the thieves that are stealing our content," UFC President Dana White stated. "This is a fight we will not lose."

Today's release cites a section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that allows copyright owners to obtain subpoenas from a federal court that orders a service provider to disclose the identity of subscribers who allegedly engage in infringing activities. Due to the UFC's hefty PPV price tags, the promotion's content is a frequent target of piracy.

The subpoenas are just the latest in the UFC's ongoing fight. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported earlier this month, UFC officials recently announced they had reached "confidential settlements" with more than 500 businesses and individuals as a result of illegal broadcasts and viewing of UFC events.

The UFC really ramped up its anti-piracy efforts just this year, and as White told MMAjunkie.com, he sees only one surefire way to get pirates' attention.

"When people start going to jail, people will stop doing it," White said.

UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee earlier this year during a referendum on Internet piracy of sporting events. He said the UFC's anti-piracy team, for example, had uncovered 271 illegal streams of January's UFC 106 event with more than 140,000 viewers.

The UFC annually offers approximately a dozen PPV offerings and in 2009 earned an estimated $350 million in PPV revenue. The events cost $44.95 each ($55.95 for the HD version) both via cable/satellite providers and via official online outlets.

Currently, the promotion has just a handful of authorized online PPV affiliates – UFC.com, Yahoo! Sports and MMAFighting.com, for example – who charge the same $44.95 fee. Lawrence Epstein, the UFC's general legal counsel, said the Internet price is mandated by the promotion's contract with pay-per-view providers such as DirecTV and DISH Network and cannot be lowered.

All other outlets – including those who charge a discounted fee – are doing so illegally, Epstein said.

Author:	Lyoto [ Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:21 pm ]
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Quote: The world's largest pay-per-view content provider shows no signs of slowing its anti-piracy efforts. Ultimate Fighting Championship officials today announced they have subpoenaed Justin.tv and Ustream.tv – two sites with user-provided live video content – due to their broadcasts of illegally uploaded content, including the UFC's pay-per-view events. Zuffa LLC, the UFC's parent company, has served both sites subpoenas that demand they reveal the identities of users who uploaded UFC content. Today's release specifically points to one user from a single IP address who uploaded this year's UFC 108 and UFC 110 events, which drew 36,000 and 78,000 non-paying viewers, respectively. "I can't wait to go after the thieves that are stealing our content," UFC President Dana White stated. "This is a fight we will not lose." Today's release cites a section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that allows copyright owners to obtain subpoenas from a federal court that orders a service provider to disclose the identity of subscribers who allegedly engage in infringing activities. Due to the UFC's hefty PPV price tags, the promotion's content is a frequent target of piracy. The subpoenas are just the latest in the UFC's ongoing fight. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported earlier this month, UFC officials recently announced they had reached "confidential settlements" with more than 500 businesses and individuals as a result of illegal broadcasts and viewing of UFC events. The UFC really ramped up its anti-piracy efforts just this year, and as White told MMAjunkie.com, he sees only one surefire way to get pirates' attention. "When people start going to jail, people will stop doing it," White said. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee earlier this year during a referendum on Internet piracy of sporting events. He said the UFC's anti-piracy team, for example, had uncovered 271 illegal streams of January's UFC 106 event with more than 140,000 viewers. The UFC annually offers approximately a dozen PPV offerings and in 2009 earned an estimated $350 million in PPV revenue. The events cost $44.95 each ($55.95 for the HD version) both via cable/satellite providers and via official online outlets. Currently, the promotion has just a handful of authorized online PPV affiliates – UFC.com, Yahoo! Sports and MMAFighting.com, for example – who charge the same $44.95 fee. Lawrence Epstein, the UFC's general legal counsel, said the Internet price is mandated by the promotion's contract with pay-per-view providers such as DirecTV and DISH Network and cannot be lowered. All other outlets – including those who charge a discounted fee – are doing so illegally, Epstein said. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20035/ufc-con ... eam-tv.mma

Author:	3X [ Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:27 pm ]
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Dana & Her Husbands The Fertitta's R Such Tuff Guys They Should Be P4P KINGS Maybe They Should 1st STOP FIXING FIGHTS Be4 They Start Sending Us FANS Of MMA 2 JAIL

Author:	Dent [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:25 am ]
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They could never afford or get the same advertisement if they tried ever so hard. They should be happy. Noone buys an UFC event first time. Normally you look at clips and streams until you get hooked, and then suddenly after a couple of months you are standing there with an UFC ticket in your hand and $ 200 less in your pocket... Dont they know this or are they really that ignorant? Where would UFC and MMA be if it wasnt for the online community?

Author:	jnrpepaseed [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:28 pm ]
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Yeah hard one to call...notice though its the live streamers they are concentrating on..i think after the event they dont care as much they dont push the dvds like they used too. 3x they are very strong words. dent i know what you are saying...as much as i get free i have shelled out for on other ufc things

Author:	ziyazeforum [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:30 pm ]
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How is people gonna afford to pay $45 every 2-3 weeks man? Cmon? The free-watchers and streamers would never buy a PPV anyway... Even if they wen't to jail and came out...

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Author:	DasGuntLord01 [ Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:14 am ]
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Quote: "When people start going to jail, people will stop doing it," White said. Uhm... Drugs, alcohol prohibition, child pornography, prostitution, file sharing, mix tapes, pirate radio, real pirates, theft, murder... Jail didn't stop any of that, now, did it Mr. White?

Author:	coenvg [ Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:03 am ]
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How dare they as long as they don't attack torrent sites, although I would like to meet you all in jail, we could still do pick contests and stuff on the prison wall.

Author:	Dragonfoxy [ Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:26 am ]
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Best to describe this is... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6JAJVAGC9M&feature=related][/youtube] and for Dana as well... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8guzGKtmfN4][/youtube] But I do agree Dent, I would not even know about UFC and all without you guys and now I am going to an event

Author:	Dent [ Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:40 am ]
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Its all about sharing!!!

Author:	servant [ Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:09 am ]
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Legally and ethically White and Zuffa are absolutely right. They are doing what any business would do to protect their brand. All of the excuses for pirating copyrighted material aren't worth a spit bucket when court is in session. Theft is theft and those who participate in online activities know that. Having said that, I am pleading addiction. For me, it started with the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. I Tivo'd every e pisode on Finale night and stayed up all night watching them. I started spending hundreds of dollars every month on Pay per views. From there I went on to heaver stuff like Pride, Affliction, Strikefoce. Pretty soon I was cruising the seedier side of net-town looking for anything that might promise a cheap triangle or uma plata. Maybe they can find a treatment program for me. Let's treat mma addiction with compassion not mean spiritedness. Remember, it's a sickness, not a crime...........ok, well it is a crime but it's a sort of a sickness-crime..kinda thing.

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