Spotted during Wednesday night's Tampa Bay Rays game against the Toronto Blue Jays, this enterprising Rays fan used the webcam on his laptop to watch the game with a buddy, livestreaming the whole thing via a video chat:
Fan uses laptop so friend can watch Tampa Bay Rays game live via video chat. http://t.co/kEPMEXunXW pic.twitter.com/yLKpC4pSyM
— theScore (@theScore) September 4, 2014Tropicana Field officials, however, were apparently less than thrilled by the man's effort and removed him from the Tampa, Florida, stadium -- probably for rebroadcasting the game without the MLB's "express written consent," as the disclaimer goes.
@theScore Fan has since been removed, as he's not a rights holder & didn't have the right to live broadcast the game #Rays #BlueJays
— Scott Carson (@caRSoN_Stats) September 4, 2014We're guessing the fan watched the remainder of the game via TV, then relayed the particulars to his friend after -- a move which may not be entirely legal, either.
The Huffington Post contacted Tropicana Field for comment but didn't receive an immediate response. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/fan-brings-laptop-rays-game-livestream_n_5767160.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird+News
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