There has been a plethora of requests from various “owners” of video material that the hosting sites such as Yo Toob remove material which the “owner” claims ownership to. This being the latest.
Now I have a question. What or who is being hurt by the presence of these videos? Is taking them down going to stop their promulgation? Are these people removing the head of the goose laying the golden egg?
Scenario one. The videos stay. They are small, low resolution highlights of already past matches where people can highlight various aspects of the game that appeal to them. They are in fact promoting the game and indeed the tournaments. They can indeed be considered as free advertising.
And I cannot for the life of me how they could impact negatively the game or anybody involved in the game. And they provide access to games that would otherwise be completely inaccessible.
Scenario two. The videos are removed. The complainants appear disingenuous to the point of stupidity. They loose a major source of promotion. The public are deprived of seeing their favourite tennis players strut their credentials. In fact the game is diminished by making it more elite. IMHO this helps nobody.
Of course there are many other instances of material being removed that is more or less harmless. But there are many more outlets for this material. Yet another King Canute.