Comments on: English Football Still Terrified of YouTube (and the internet in general) http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: martin http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html/comment-page-1#comment-143631 martin Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:57:13 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html#comment-143631 I love the whack-a-mole analogy :) But this is ridiculous. I don't even think you can watch League 2 anywhere other than that crappy ITV highlights program once a week. Certainly not live. I think a big part of the problem is that YouTube don't want the hassle of a legal dispute so they'll just take down whatever they're asked to, if its by the right people. The thing is they're providing a service to us for free, they have no obligation to host something based on moral grounds, whether its legal or not. Making a stand for free speech isn't exactly good business. They just don't want the hassle, so they take it down. Which to be honest I think is fair enough. I love the whack-a-mole analogy :)

But this is ridiculous. I don’t even think you can watch League 2 anywhere other than that crappy ITV highlights program once a week. Certainly not live.

I think a big part of the problem is that YouTube don’t want the hassle of a legal dispute so they’ll just take down whatever they’re asked to, if its by the right people. The thing is they’re providing a service to us for free, they have no obligation to host something based on moral grounds, whether its legal or not. Making a stand for free speech isn’t exactly good business. They just don’t want the hassle, so they take it down. Which to be honest I think is fair enough.

]]> By: Rob@Off The Post http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html/comment-page-1#comment-143628 Rob@Off The Post Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:35:54 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html#comment-143628 It's getting worse. Common sense dictates that League Two sides and the Football League should be happy with any extra publicity they can get. It’s getting worse. Common sense dictates that League Two sides and the Football League should be happy with any extra publicity they can get.

]]> By: Tanuj Lakhina http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html/comment-page-1#comment-143619 Tanuj Lakhina Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:17:11 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html#comment-143619 So now fans cannot even upload amateur videos which they themselves recorded and didn't "steal" it or download it?It is getting extremely bizarre. What's next?Fans can't upload pics of themselves with the players wearing the team jersey? So now fans cannot even upload amateur videos which they themselves recorded and didn’t “steal” it or download it?It is getting extremely bizarre. What’s next?Fans can’t upload pics of themselves with the players wearing the team jersey?

]]> By: Toby http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html/comment-page-1#comment-143608 Toby Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/english-football-still-terrified-of-youtube-and-the-internet-in-general.html#comment-143608 I've been on the end of simular woes. It's very fustrating that clubs and leagues simply don't understand the internet, rather than try and work with it, their first instinct is to shut it down...which is impossible. As you say, shut one down and in my experience, even more crop up in it's place! I’ve been on the end of simular woes. It’s very fustrating that clubs and leagues simply don’t understand the internet, rather than try and work with it, their first instinct is to shut it down…which is impossible. As you say, shut one down and in my experience, even more crop up in it’s place!

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