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February 13, 2007
Wendy Seltzer, law professor and Berkman Fellow, posted the snippet of the Superbowl where they warn viewers that it's against the law to describe the game. Wendy posted this for her law class. And, yes, the NFL has sent a take-down notice to YouTube. Wendy is a former EFF lawyer. She's sending a counter-notification to YouTube. (Note: This blog post is copyrighted. You may not reuse it, link to it, describe it, talk about it, think about it, or remember it without the explicit permission of Posted
by D. Weinberger at February 13, 2007 08:18 PM
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The only way the Superbowl game could be copyrighted is if it were scripted. Which I am pretty sure is not how it is sold. Is fraud a felony or a misdemeanor in the US? It would be fun to see these "copyright owners" go to jail where they can cuddle all they want. (Or is that huddle? I am not up to speed with your football jargon.)
Posted by: Branko Collin | February 14, 2007 12:50 PM
You've heard of file-sharing, yes?
Well, have you heard of sharecasting?
What you do is get a TV card, tune it into a live game on some channel, and pipe it in to RawFlow so anyone can watch it free.
I expect NFL should modify their copyright notice so that people don't share their broadcasts either.
Posted by: Crosbie Fitch | February 15, 2007 07:30 PM