Would you watch free sports/films online if you knew it was illegal?

18 May 2015

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Some people are using apps like Twitter’s Periscope to film a TV showing pay-per-view and then stream it for others to watch. 10,000s were said to have watched the recent Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight this way. So we want to know if you’d watch a free stream of an event you’re supposed to pay for if you knew it was breaking the law?

Some people are using apps like Twitter’s Periscope to film a TV showing pay-per-view and then stream it for others to watch. 10,000s were said to have watched the recent Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight this way.

So we want to know if you’d watch a free stream of an event you’re supposed to pay for if you knew it was breaking the law?

Results

I'm under 35 (2158 votes)

Yes – no qualms whatsoever		1173 votes (54%)
Yes - but only if it were too expensive otherwise		460 votes (21%)
Generally not – but if I were at a friend’s house & they were doing it, I’d probably watch		390 votes (18%)
No way, never, it’s out of order		135 votes (6%)

I'm 35 - 49 (2877 votes)

Yes – no qualms whatsoever		1453 votes (51%)
Yes - but only if it were too expensive otherwise		452 votes (16%)
Generally not – but if I were at a friend’s house & they were doing it, I’d probably watch		644 votes (22%)
No way, never, it’s out of order		328 votes (11%)

I'm 50 - 65 (2262 votes)

Yes – no qualms whatsoever		999 votes (44%)
Yes - but only if it were too expensive otherwise		217 votes (10%)
Generally not – but if I were at a friend’s house & they were doing it, I’d probably watch		632 votes (28%)
No way, never, it’s out of order		414 votes (18%)

I'm over 65 (871 votes)

Yes – no qualms whatsoever		369 votes (42%)
Yes - but only if it were too expensive otherwise		72 votes (8%)
Generally not – but if I were at a friend’s house & they were doing it, I’d probably watch		180 votes (21%)
No way, never, it’s out of order		250 votes (29%)

                   8,168 votes received.

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