Does anyone know MLB's policy regarding "copyright infringement" in posting on YouTube or any other site on the net? I know you can't upload broadcast clips of World Series/playoff games of any year, but I'm unsure if clips of old non-playoff games are included in this ban. For example, would the following be banned:
-old clips from ESPN regular season Sunday Night games
-a regular season clips of local broadcasts i.e. a 1991 Braves game on WTBS, or an old Mets clip from WOR with Bob Murphy/Ralph Kiner
-Old clips of This Week In Baseball
-Blooper, follies, great plays from old videotapes
-Milestone HR clips
-The Lou Gehrig 1939 speech at Yankee Stadium
-Clips of baseball documentaries aired on free TV
The only thing I know you can upload is self-recorded footage from MLB games(usually from cameras with video capabilities), which is ironic, since most teams have policies against recording games in person.
I have some I'd like to share, but I do not wish for my YouTube account to be suspended for violating copyright policies, which is why I ask this question. I find it amazing that you can upload clips from old Super Bowls with no action from the NFL (likewise broadcasts of NBA and NHL finals games) but God forbid you might upload a clip from the 1982 NLCS and and MLB demands it be taken down. I wouldn't mind if all these clips were available at MLB.com, but most are not. I'm an MLB.com subscriber, and I find their archives quite lacking, IMO. It would be great to view them on YouTube.
Any help would be appreciated.
-old clips from ESPN regular season Sunday Night games
-a regular season clips of local broadcasts i.e. a 1991 Braves game on WTBS, or an old Mets clip from WOR with Bob Murphy/Ralph Kiner
-Old clips of This Week In Baseball
-Blooper, follies, great plays from old videotapes
-Milestone HR clips
-The Lou Gehrig 1939 speech at Yankee Stadium
-Clips of baseball documentaries aired on free TV
The only thing I know you can upload is self-recorded footage from MLB games(usually from cameras with video capabilities), which is ironic, since most teams have policies against recording games in person.
I have some I'd like to share, but I do not wish for my YouTube account to be suspended for violating copyright policies, which is why I ask this question. I find it amazing that you can upload clips from old Super Bowls with no action from the NFL (likewise broadcasts of NBA and NHL finals games) but God forbid you might upload a clip from the 1982 NLCS and and MLB demands it be taken down. I wouldn't mind if all these clips were available at MLB.com, but most are not. I'm an MLB.com subscriber, and I find their archives quite lacking, IMO. It would be great to view them on YouTube.
Any help would be appreciated.
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