Hey Chumpdumper!

[tlongII]

It's an illegal video. We don't alow links to illegal video for the reasons I already stated.

Why is this so difficult to accept?

Semantics. I suppose you could call it an illegal video. However, the host is doing nothing illegal and there is nothing illegal about linking to it. That is the difficult thing to accept about your action.

[ChumpDumper]

I suppose you could call it an illegal video.

No consent = illegal. YouTube's ignorance of the content doesn't magically make it legal.

Ultimately it's about what the NBA wants. They are in the process of digitizing most of their library of game footage and have spoken about allowing users to make their own highlight films, mix tapes, etc. It's understandable why they don't want these YouTube vids flying around and why they will use their leverage to keep links to them out of places like this.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Why so much ing about posting videos here? Why not go to one of the other thousand basketball message boards that allow it?

I can't post a video here

[ChumpDumper]

I'd much rather be ing about gassing the Kings.

[TheSanityAnnex]

I'd much rather be ing about gassing the Kings.

away. Just remember that you didn't win this year either.

[Kori Ellis]

I don't know what you guys don't ing get.

The NBA said DO NOT POST LINKS TO GAME VIDEO IN YOUR FORUM. Any such video is illegal -- they (Youtube, etc) don't have copyright permission from the NBA to re-broadcast, distribute, etc it.

End of story.

ChumpDumper isn't being a . He's doing what I asked to protect the site.

If you guys want to start a forum and post video there, by all means, do so.

I give you so much ing leniency about everything else, I'd think you'd respect the one rule that's very very important to us maintaining this site.

Thanks.

[ChumpDumper]

away. Just remember that you didn't win this year either.

We used up all the gas before the Mavs came to town.

Believe me, I'm almost as used to losing as Kingfans.

[TheSanityAnnex]

We used up all the gas before the Mavs came to town.

Did they ever specify if it was a propane gas smell? a gasoline gas smell? or a fart gas smell?

If someone actually dropped a sulfur stink bomb in there, that is some funny .

[ShoogarBear]

Now can we have a rule about posting links to GiG's pornos?

[tlongII]

I don't know what you guys don't ing get.

The NBA said DO NOT POST LINKS TO GAME VIDEO IN YOUR FORUM. Any such video is illegal -- they (Youtube, etc) don't have copyright permission from the NBA to re-broadcast, distribute, etc it.

End of story.

ChumpDumper isn't being a . He's doing what I asked to protect the site.

If you guys want to start a forum and post video there, by all means, do so.

I give you so much ing leniency about everything else, I'd think you'd respect the one rule that's very very important to us maintaining this site.

Thanks.

Fine. I understand what he's doing and will abide by it. However I will point out again that YouTube is doing nothing illegal and it also is not illegal to post a link to it.

[Kori Ellis]

Fine. I understand what he's doing and will abide by it. However I will point out again that YouTube is doing nothing illegal and it also is not illegal to post a link to it.

YouTube turning their back on what videos are hosted on their site doesn't mean the videos aren't illegal. They are distributing copyrighted material without permission.

Anyway, end of story.