Especially if they aren’t cutting out their commercials in the live stream of the station...now if they are covering them over with their own ads, I can see where a problem could come into play.
The problem which will come up eventually....the cable companies are the ones who are really paying up for the other networks beyond ABC, CBS, and NBC. If the cable guys lose business....they lessen the purse strings, and everyone makes less money....meaning they will go to lower quantity somewhere down the line.
It is....all about money. And for the consumer....this little box makes perfect sense. But it will eventually harm the market.