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Game of Thrones fans are counting down the days until April 12, when HBO's fantasy drama returns for its fifth season. To tune in, they'll flip to HBO on TV, watch HBO Go on their laptops or tablets, or fire up the just-launched standalone service HBO Now.
Then, there are the not-so-legal options.
Game of Thrones was the most illegally downloaded show of 2014. With a little digging, you can find a non-sanctioned livestream online. And now, with apps like Periscope and Meerkat, illicit broadcasting has never been easier.
"A lot of people who don't want to pay the price of HBO can rely on the ease and the multiplicity of devices," explained Stacy Debroff, CEO of social media firm Mom Central Consulting and a former litigator.
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