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The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has triggered a battle over smartphone video streaming.
Revelations that dozens of smartphone users streamed the fight last weekend have raised questions about how new technologies can get around copyright restrictions imposed at sporting events and concerts.
There are no reliable figures, but thousands of people may have watched the fight via the Twitter-owned app Periscope, which allows any smartphone user to "broadcast" live video, and independent app Meerkat.
These viewers avoided paying $100 for the pay-per-view, as long as they did not mind reduced picture quality.
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Revelations that dozens of smartphone users streamed the fight last weekend have raised questions about how new technologies can get around copyright restrictions imposed at sporting events and concerts.
There are no reliable figures, but thousands of people may have watched the fight via the Twitter-owned app Periscope, which allows any smartphone user to "broadcast" live video, and independent app Meerkat.
These viewers avoided paying $100 for the pay-per-view, as long as they did not mind reduced picture quality.
[Click Here To Read More]
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