Occupy St. Louis to show commercial-free World Series

[proud2BlibKansan]

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Occupy St. Louis invited baseball fans on Tuesday to watch the World Series for free on a big screen at its campsite, and said it would stream its message against economic inequality between innings.

The group, part of the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement, said it would show the opening game of the series, which starts on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, at its Kiener Plaza campsite.

"Come watch the game with the 99 percent," the group's Facebook posting said. "Show the world that there isn't a need for corporate sponsors to enjoy baseball."

"We will be projecting the game on our big screen, but without corporate sponsors. Commercials will be replaced with other Occupy groups' livestream," it said.

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[krispos42]

1. Oooo, I bet there are a battalion of MLB lawyers...

...camped outside a courtroom right now, cease-and-desist orders in their hot little hands.

[pintobean]

2. Is that legal?

And there's the weather.

GAME 1 OF THE WORLD SERIES...lots of clouds, very windy...gusty northwest winds 15 to 30 m.p.h. and cold...in the 40's for the game...there will be some showers around...especially from the ball-park to the east...should get this game in...but it is windy and cold

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I never watch commercials. Am I breaking a law?

[pintobean]

7. Do you edit copyrighted content and show it to an audience?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. If fast forwarding through commercials is considered editing, yes I do.

Is someone going to turn me in to the TV police now?

[MH1]

16. Probably not, and you're not advertising for people to come to your house

to watch it, as a way to get people to pay attention to something you want to say instead of the commercials.

That said, I'm pretty sure it's illegal but MLB might leave it alone. And anyway if that's the risk OWS wants to take to get their message out, fine. Their decision.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Does Facebook count as advertising?

:evilgrin:

[occupyeverywhere]

9. If it's illegal so what?

It's an act of civil disobedience. IF MLB comes down on them then it will generate a lot of press. The act will have already occurred and who are they going to sue? win/win

[Earth_First]

3. Perhaps they have 'express written consent'?

:shrug:

Otherwise, look out!

[Dreamer Tatum]

5. They better. MLB takes that shit pretty seriously. nt

[occupyeverywhere]

10. I hope they don't and they show it anyway.

Time to reclaim the airwaves.

[KamaAina]

6. Are they going to block out LaRussa and Pujols, too?

The Cards' manager and All-Star first baseman went to that dumb Glenn Beckkk rally last year. :grr: :banghead:

[PeaceNikki]

11. No shit.

Teabagging assholes.

[MH1]

14. Crap. I didn't know that.

I have a friend who's a Cards fan and I was rooting for them in solidarity, since the Phillies are out. (No hard pheelings, ya know.) And Texas, is well, Texas, land of Bush, Perry, and the despised Dallas Cowboys.

Guess I'll just give the Series a pass, or at least not care who wins.

[occupyeverywhere]

17. I'm not going to cheer on a team once headed up by George W Bush.

[kctim]

12. Will there be beer?

[Modern_Matthew]

13. I can't believe people are worried about this being legal. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. I hear ya

Maybe they work for the companies that buy the ads. :)

[pintobean]

18. I'm not

I just think it's stupid to advertise it.