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THIS SITE CONTAINS NO PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, OR OTHER MEDIA FILES.
All media that you see here is hosted on external sites such as Flickr , YouTube, and similar third party sites and appears here via linking/embeding. In some cases, notably many of the ESPN files, linking is accomplished via an embed code provided by the original copyright holder. It is believed that the copyrights on the original files, from which this site’s linked files have been derived from, are held by any single entity or combination of the following entities and/or their subsidiaries: MLB, TBS, ESPN, and Dan Patrick. In all instances of files being linked, the files are not believed to be in violation of copyright law with respect to the images portrayed in said files.
Essentially that means that this site, the server that this site resides on, and by extension the ISP that runs the server, do not host any of the images, audio, or video that appear on the pages of this site. This file hosting structure was adopted primarily as a means of minimizing bandwidth costs. As this is a non-commercial site that exists solely for the purpose of facilitating discussion about Matt Holiday’s disputed slide and it’s repercussions, there are no revenue streams associated with this site that could defray the cost of the bandwidth that larger media files would incur should the site be viewed by its intended audience of every baseball fan with web access in the world.
Some images, particularly the Flickr photo sets, have been given a false color alteration to make the plate and basepath stand out more. Other videos are transformed via pauses and scrolling along with overdubbed original commentary which all combine to provide a depth of analysis that exceeds any offered by the original copyright holders. Additionally, all linked files started as screen captures only and in no case was a file downloaded and then modified.
Despite their limited size, and significant loss of clarity (due to the multiple generations of copies), the transformed files I have linked to do remain effective for their intended purpose, that of facilitating conversation about, and analysis of, Matt Holliday’s slide, Tim McClelland’s call of said slide, and the general treatment that this slide received in the the media. Each still frame file linked represents only 1/30th of a second from a game that lasted over four hours, and video clips linked to last only a small fraction of the duration of the original programs they appeared in. Even taken in their totality, the amount of material linked to is not excessive considering its proportion to the original works they are derived from. Finally, it is my good faith opinion that the files linked to will have no appreciable negative financial impact on the original works from which they have been derived. Because of all the factors cited on this page, as well as other considerations, it is my belief that no actionable copyright infringement has taken place in any of the clips/files linked to.
All text, original audio commentary, and text versions of my audio commentary, are copyright by the author 2007. It is my intention to define the use rights for my original content within the next few days via a creative commons license.
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