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Changing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act could help stop unauthorized distribution of live sports programming online, the House Judiciary Committee heard at a hearing on the matter. Executives of Disney’s ESPN, Major League Baseball and the Ultimate Fighting Championship testified about the harm their organizations suffer at the hands of sites that enable live streaming. Consumers can increasingly get live sports programming free online that others pay subscription fees for or buy through pay-per-view, said Ranking Member Lamar Smith, R-Texas, of the House Judiciary Committee. Games from all major leagues are available, he said. “Leagues spend billions annually to build and market their brands,” he said, asking why consumers would “pay for the sporting event when you can watch it online for free.”