I agree that it's wrong for them to post it on Youtube. However, until you get a VOD/DVD site up (which I'm anxious for), I don't think you're really losing anything here. It would be different if someone posted a URL of the match for free as it was streaming, then you have possible customer loss. In this situation though, there's no more money to be made at this point in time.
Speaking only for myself at this moment, a video on Youtube will not hinder me from purchasing anymore TAR matches in the future. It's not as though I'll think, "Well why would should I buy it when there's a chance it will be free in a week or so?" Surely not everyone will feel the same way, but I have a feeling that most of them share my point of view.
The one benefit (I use that term loosely) is that someone who has never purchased a TAR match might see the video and become interested in purchasing the next stream or previous matches once available.
I wish you the best and appreciate everything you do for pool.
I understand your point about maybe/maybe not losing money in the near term. That really isnt the issue though. It is my content to do with as I want. Other people dont get to decide I am not getting VOD done fast enough and just throw our stuff up for free.
Thank you for the kind words. I have a good lead on a vendor for VOD but have to wait till March to move forward.
It would be a civil matter, where the owner could sue for damages after proving them. Then you need to collect those damages which is even tougher. Not something you even want to embark on, unless you have free legal counsel.
The user just made the video private. Smelt the heat coming.
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The bright side for Justin is his niche is fairly small and I would be willing to bet a large % of his potential customers aren't very tech savy. So as long as a ton of his recorded streams aren't plastered all over youtube under obvious titles, and they aren't as of right now, he shouldn't lose a lot of customers IMO.
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Whoever posted that does not have permission and is stealing. I understand people want to see older matches and I have been working on a way to accomplish that goal without losing money.
I have had mixed results with YouTube honoring take down requests. Most recently they have done nothing.
Off to fill out another useless take down notice.
Edit: It seems the video has been made private. Which sucks less. I have no problem with people who pay for the stream capturing it for private use. Fair is fair. Putting it on YouTube is a dick move though. Evidently the dude who did has some class in that he made it unaccessable to the general public.
I agree that it's wrong for them to post it on Youtube. However, until you get a VOD/DVD site up (which I'm anxious for), I don't think you're really losing anything here. It would be different if someone posted a URL of the match for free as it was streaming, then you have possible customer loss. In this situation though, there's no more money to be made at this point in time.
Speaking only for myself at this moment, a video on Youtube will not hinder me from purchasing anymore TAR matches in the future. It's not as though I'll think, "Well why would should I buy it when there's a chance it will be free in a week or so?" Surely not everyone will feel the same way, but I have a feeling that most of them share my point of view.
The one benefit (I use that term loosely) is that someone who has never purchased a TAR match might see the video and become interested in purchasing the next stream or previous matches once available.
I wish you the best and appreciate everything you do for pool.
I agree that it's wrong for them to post it on Youtube. However, until you get a VOD/DVD site up (which I'm anxious for), I don't think you're really losing anything here. ...It's not as though I'll think, "Well why would should I buy it when there's a chance it will be free in a week or so?"
This might not be the best place to put this but frankly I would LOVE to see the TAR matches go to a one day event that is MAYBE four hours long at most. I don't know how anyone has the time to watch an entire three day event from start to finish at 8+ hours a day.
Thank you for the kind words. I have a good lead on a vendor for VOD but have to wait till March to move forward.
This would make me sad. Even if you can't watch every minute, it's convenient in the sense you can randomly tune in at any time during this huge block of time... so no matter what your schedule looks like, there will be pool for you to watch. Day shift on friday but working saturday night? No problem, at least catch friday's show.
Also, we don't want to shorten the races any further, even if they aren't betting their own (lately). It's gotta be long enough for the cream to rise.
im just here to see what was shane van boening's winning score.:grin: