Potential for Lawsuit Against the NFL and Directv?

[Osmo]

To my understanding of the law all Directv Subscribers have the right to sue the NFL for misleading Ad campaigns and marketing advertising live games via NFL Sunday Ticket from Directv, for atleast a portion of there annual subscriptions fee due to this decision by the NFL to prevent Direct TV from broadcasting the live game tonight. Below is the advertised black rules to the NFL Sunday Ticket:

Due to NFL and Broadcast Network requirements outside of DIRECTV's control, games broadcast by your local Fox or CBS station will not be available on channels in the 700s. You must tune to your local Fox or CBS station to watch those games. DIRECTV is required to enforce this rule to ALL its customers, including customers in areas where DIRECTV does not offer Local Channels. To see if you live in a Local Channel market or if they will be coming soon to your area, click here.

A regular-season, Sunday afternoon home team game will be blacked out in a home team's territory if the game fails to sell out at least 72 hours before the game. Click here to to find out if your ZIP Code is inside the local broadcast area for any NFL team.

Visit the F.A.Q. page for more detailed information about blackouts and game availability.

Now this game is being showed locally and should be blacked out on the Sunday tickets in those areas only, and should be available for subscribers outside those areas

I think all of us NFL Sunday Ticket Subscribers should team up and sue the NFL and Directv for a refund on this game ( 1/16th of your original fees paid for service ) and any legal costs arising from the lawsuit!

 

[Scrap]

Here soon, it won't be worth the hassle for the 10-ish bucks they will have to pay each of us, and we'll still all subscribe again next year anyway. Anything Directv has to pay out (you can bet your hard earned money) will be added via a price increase for Sunday Ticket next year. Face it....we're screwed.

 

[slugline]

I think you missed this part:


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[DolfanTom]

Here soon, it won't be worth the hassle for the 10-ish bucks they will have to pay each of us, and we'll still all subscribe again next year anyway. Anything Directv has to pay out (you can bet your hard earned money) will be added via a price increase for Sunday Ticket next year. Face it....we're screwed.

I agree, even though I would love to sue on principle! If there was a class action suit or something, I'd certainly join! But one of us would be out some bucks just to get it going - and I'm guessing most of us don't have the $$$ to spend just on principle.

And - yeah - I'm a sucker who'll be signing up next year no matter what ...

 

[dominizzo]

wooow

 

[Ohio Fanatic]

You guys have way too much time on your hands.