We get it.
You own the footage of test matches in Australia, and you don’t want others putting it up for free.
But, if you really think you can shut down all the afridi videos on you tube and everywhere else you need to come down from the roof and put some clothes on.
The dude put a cricket ball in his mouth; people are going to keep uploading it. That is how the internet works.
This is like cricket’s version of the gorrilla who puts his finger up his ass and sniffs it, or jazz hands kitten.
The internet lives for this kind of stuff, so claiming copyright on it is stupid, pointless and a waste of your resources.
As an organisation you aren’t going to put up videos of Haddin’s hand of dog keeping, Hussey’s Benny Hill routine or a player putting a cricket ball in his mouth, that makes sense.
That doesn’t stop people wanting to see it.
This is a good thing, people love cricket, and they want to see the funny, illegal and weird shit that goes on.
Don’t spend your time sanitizing the game, any publicity is good publicity.
No one would have talked about this one day series in 12 days time had the captain of the Pakistani team not tried to eat a cricket ball.
Every time some clicks on an illegal video, you as custodians of cricket in Australia get free publicity, your sponsors get free publicity, and the game of cricket gets free publicity.
All good things.
Yours sincerely,
Jrod
CA got modi disease. Someone has to tell CA internet is free. No one will go to youtube site if it someone charge money to see videos.
They can even put the video themself with ad in front like many TV station does?.
Why not tell teach them You tube marketing. May be they do not want to share revenue with youtube for videos?.
Atleast they get something. CA needs to learn from MODI.
Put all their videos in 30 min delayed mode in youtube so people can watch for free.
I thought they pulled it down becos of the rowdy spectator which followed Afridi….
Prabu & Paddy, They pull down everything that is put up, regardless of content. My version with the spectator is up now, they always spend two days taking stuff down and then lose steam, my point would be, why spend the two days.
Ris, what is wrong with a bit of self ass play anyway? What else would you do in the jungle.
ROFL, glad to hear it.
SInce when do “guerrillas” put fingers in their asses?
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Ris, good point, all fixed.
Phew, I’d hate to imagine great warriors doing that.
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Thanks for that JRod.
I cant get a mental image of Che Guevara with a finger up his ass out of my head now!
hahaha… its a funny thought, I cant seem to get rid off.. cheers.
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Mate I just love your blog!
Rishabh, i suggest you not read any Greek history. It will appal and sadden you, and destroy some illusions about the Homeric heroes, at least…
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It was prophesied, I say.
http://republiquecricket.com/2009/06/05/die-nederlands-die-nieuw-zuid-afrika/
The latest video on my blog still works: http://timesonline.typepad.com/line_and_length/2010/01/afridi-tucks-in.html.
I suspect that it hasn’t been taken down because it didn’t also feature the pitch invader. Prabu may have a point: CA are just worried about their crap security being shown up
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Most guerillas have their head up their asses so a finger shouldn’t be a problem.
I long stopped looking up cricket clips on youtube. There are similar alternatives.
coinbox.
@jrod – i guess you didn’t get the memo that 2 min video clips of an 8 hour game are a commodity that needs to be monetized.
“all fixed.”
Umm… (._.)
Seriously what’s this youtube dogma “You shall not have any other video hosters beside me”. In my utterly liberal home country we can’t watch half of the clips. I’m glad there are other platforms.
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Wes, they don’t just go after youtube.
Um.. make up your mind?
I fear for the growing popularity of non-youtube publishing sites for cricket videos. The day might not be far away before restrictions will be imposed on publishing written content on certain matches as well. How would that be?
cb
Do not read my incoherent post. Your head will swirl. :D
Statement are in different context in same post. Kinda confusing for reader probably.
CA wants to make money like Modi-IPL in one sense , so they want to block to show they are controlling piracy of their content.
CA also wants to learn from MODI-IPL – Youtube agreement and start live telecast of all TESTS in australia so world can see. Hi definition ofcourse. :D
They can always have some ads on their own you tube page. Keep it delayed so live broadcasters do not complain.
Gorillas? Chimpanzees? CA makes a monkey out of all of us.
Yes, I know. Apes.
@ lareina – too late… I never knew ‘don’t ask don’t tell’was so ancient!
@ jrod – ass play? in the jungle? is that what happens on ‘survivor’?
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I meant NOT OUT in drawn game or lost game should be considered out.
There’s no such thing a bad publicity. CA will get the benefit, and maybe even the ball-eating Afridi. But did he notice that despite his antics, his team were still thrashed?
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