All these channels on all these services have to come from somewhere, and I'd have to guess that a lot of them are using the same source for some of the same channels.
Even if it uses a protocol thats not http, there has to be a way to tap into a stream without first having a service. Any ideas?
Basically as everything is authenticated and restricted what you propose is stealing someones account.
Yes IPTV is a grey area, let's not turn it completely abyssal black.