MyMediaMusings

LostRemote has a brief look on the latest restrictions the MLB is placing on websites in terms of what sorts of pro baseball footage they are allowed to distribute.

It sounds like an extremely rigid and mean-spirited set of guidelines that are meant to ensure people are forced to go to the official MLB site for anything worthwhile.

Well, we’ve all seen what happens when an organization tries to give the people a crap version of what they want - someone finds a way around it.

In general, this sort of policy seems to be counter to everything a National Pastime should be about.  It should be encouraged that we share, post and exchange our favorite moments from the game.  MLB should be supplying everything a fan could want to embed on their site or blog.

Let the MLB make its money through TV licenses, merchandise and ticket sales.  If they keep their fan base faithful by treating them like partners that shouldn’t be a problem.