ATDHE.net is a website that allows people to watch TV online for free. ATDHE specializes particularly in live sports, but also features general programming from networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. The website has come under fire for copyright restrictions it may be violating in operating the service.http://www.inquisitr.com/30550/justintv-proves-to-win-live-video-wars-break-the-law/
On February 1, 2011, the domain ATDHE.net was seized by ICE — Homeland Security Investigations. (See the full-size take-down image: http://mhlo.co/atdhe-takedown). The site's Twitter page announced the same day that the page would be moving to a new url as of February 2, 2011, ending the tweet with "hoping for support."http://twitter.com/atdhenet
It was additionally announced that ATDHE.net had been removed from Google's search results due to a DMCA takedown notice filed by Zuffa, LLC.http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=34723
*UPDATE* Shortly after ATDHE.net was seized by the ICE, they launched a new version with a different top level domain ATDHE.me *UPDATE*
The new website has the following message on their homepage
ATDHE.NET domain was seized. We will continue on with the website and live streaming. Please bookmark and save our new address ... and help us spread the word.
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ATDHE.net Services
ATDHE.net’s sports feeds cover sporting events in the U.S. and globally, featuring live games of football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, the Olympics and other sports. These feeds originate from many different sources, including Justin.tv, Ustream and Selfcast, but are selected by editors to ensure that they work, are free, and feature the game expected.http://elucidity.com/445/atdhe#fn:1 The selected games are presented to users in a short list for convenience.
The site is completely free to users, and is funded by advertising. According to ADTHE.net’s terms of service, the site does not host any content itself, but simply brings together relevant feeds that are available elsewhere on the net. While some of these feeds may be infringing copyright, ATDHE directs rights holders to contact the sites hosting the material and disclaims any responsibility for either the material or the behaviour of its users.http://atdhe.net/terms.html
ATDHE does not provide the names of its founders, its staff or editors, and does not provide any means of contact other than a general email address.http://atdhe.net/terms.html
ATDHE Audience
According to Alexa.com, the ATDHE site is somewhat more popular with males than females, and 18-24 year olds use this site far more than other age groups. Users are slightly more likely than average to be college educated.http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/atdhe.net
The site has a global audience with only 23% of visitors from the US, 8-9% from Germany, and the rest from many different countries around the world.http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/atdhe.net
ATDHE.net Screenshot 1 - Selecting a Game
The red boxed area is not part of ATDHE.net but is added to the screenshot to highlight where a particular game is found in the list. This game is shown in the next screenshot.
ATDHE.net Screenshot 2 - Viewing a Game
When viewing a game a new window opens. The red arrows here highlight that ATDHE URL in the address bar, and the Justin.tv logo in the video area which shows where the video stream is actually coming from.
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The removed site was quickly replaced with ATDHE.me
