Why does the NBA delete all of the fights on youtube?

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Why does the NBA delete all of the fights on youtube? 

Post#1 » by Storm Surge » Sat Jun 7, 2008 8:54 pm

I'm talking about the Pistons-Pacers brawl, they remove all of the vids and the only ones that are out there are put up recently. Same thing with the Knicks-Nuggets fight, they remove it.

Try searching for NBA Brawl on youtube and you get nothing good.

That's why youtube is going down the drain, all you have to do is present some $$$ and they'll remove anything. If it was copyright infringement all of the mixes people put up would be deleted too, but they are not. The fights mess up the NBA's image but do they actually have a case for removing those?
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Post#2 » by jefe » Sat Jun 7, 2008 8:57 pm

All of it is copyright infringement - but the NBA really only has an incentive to use that sword to remove videos that hurt its image (i.e. fights).
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Post#3 » by clipped » Sat Jun 7, 2008 9:00 pm

Google Video is your friend.
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Post#4 » by SOUL » Sat Jun 7, 2008 9:01 pm

They dont have dunk contest either.. so its not because its fighting, just copyright infringement like the guy said
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Post#5 » by LiquidFire » Sat Jun 7, 2008 9:35 pm

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Post#6 » by baroidi » Sat Jun 7, 2008 10:02 pm

cuz the "NBA CARES", incase you hadn't noticed
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Post#7 » by 360 » Sat Jun 7, 2008 10:06 pm

Yes I noticed that as well. They are very quick to remove anything negative, especially fights.
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Post#8 » by halokiller911 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 12:14 am

Just be happy that the NBA doesn't force youtube to delete ALL its highlights unlike certain other major sports....
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Post#9 » by Lazy Faizy » Sun Jun 8, 2008 12:20 am

All the Jabbawockeez videos are deleted too :x
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Post#10 » by HarlemHeat37 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 12:20 am

the brawl was just classic..the best part was that I was actually watching it live..
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Post#11 » by Immortal King » Sun Jun 8, 2008 12:30 am

LiquidFire wrote:http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WlUtkv_WC88

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=d3wg3P9s9hc

i think you guys use the internet wrong
the first link was added june 2nd 2008....so you can't say it wasn't deleted when it was just put on.
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Post#12 » by mistatwo mayn » Sun Jun 8, 2008 1:41 am

HarlemHeat37 wrote:the brawl was just classic..the best part was that I was actually watching it live..


It was dope...

They've removed the emotion from the game. I hate the way the game is now... hell, they'll T fools up for talking trash. You want your son to sit front row??? Well u better know where ya taking him.
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Post#13 » by DraftBoy10 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 2:38 am

I wish the NBA was more physical, they say this up & down is for fans. As a fan, this physicality is tight, you see players really get into it and only the mental & physical ones win.
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Post#14 » by SunTzuMachiavelli » Sun Jun 8, 2008 3:23 am

mistatwo mayn wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



It was dope...

They've removed the emotion from the game. I hate the way the game is now... hell, they'll T fools up for talking trash. You want your son to sit front row??? Well u better know where ya taking him.

I don't think people in Indiana liked the brawl.
I find it amazing how much people still won't acknowledge about it. Stuff like Artest blatantly hitting Wallace in the back of the head in what was supposedly an average foul. Stuff like saying that Artest was hit with beer, when it clearly had ice in it. There's so many excuses for Artest and every single NBA player had to pay for it.
Now the NBA can never have drama, or it's penalized. If fans get too excited it's a problem. That brawl messed up everything.
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Post#15 » by some_rand » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:21 am

is this a serious question, the nba has been trying to shake its "thug" look for years...i wouldnt be surprised if stern tried to ban cornrows
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Post#16 » by heatwillbeback » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:28 am

mistatwo mayn wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



It was dope...

They've removed the emotion from the game. I hate the way the game is now... hell, they'll T fools up for talking trash. You want your son to sit front row??? Well u better know where ya taking him.


I consider it the most embarrassing moment in the NBA

both fans and players acted like jackasses. Players going into the stands and punching fans. Running cross court to punch a fan on the court. Unacceptable.

and then fans throwing beer/chairs/ whatever else

not mentioning Tinsley with the dust pan
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Post#17 » by aura » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:51 am

some_rand wrote:is this a serious question, the nba has been trying to shake its "thug" look for years...i wouldnt be surprised if stern tried to ban cornrows


give it a year or two. maybe some more and players will be fined for listening to rap and wearing baggy clothes...oh wait that already happened.
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Post#18 » by jefe » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:11 pm

heatwillbeback wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



I consider it the most embarrassing moment in the NBA

both fans and players acted like jackasses. Players going into the stands and punching fans. Running cross court to punch a fan on the court. Unacceptable.

and then fans throwing beer/chairs/ whatever else

not mentioning Tinsley with the dust pan


Agreed.

I watched it unfold live and it was shocking then - but looking at it now almost four years later and it's even more shocking. Someone who sees something good in that footage must be young/immature or possess a warped view of it IMO.
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Post#19 » by Storm Surge » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:19 pm

I'll never forget Melo's sucker punch then running away, what a damn sissy.
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Post#20 » by magicfan4life05 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 5:46 pm

baroidi wrote:cuz the "NBA CARES", incase you hadn't noticed



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