Super Rugby on hold: Try of the year? Try of the year!
I’ve said it a little bit over the last week, but these here really are crazy times.
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All really good points you make here Highlander. SANZAAR’s activity around protecting copyright are quite incredible – when you think about it – compared to how they market Super Rugby. You’re absolutely spot on, it shouldn’t be difficult for rugby fans to find a game played in the past – in fact, I’d argue it should be a standard part of being a member of your team, having full access to the archive.
Instead, we get ridiculous events like what you went through. Sadly, I can regale an experience that might top yours:
Ryan O’Connell, Roar league and cricket expert, and my former Cheap Seats podcast co-host, recently found his Twitter account suspended.
When he looked into why, he discovered that SANZAAR had reported him for a breach of copyright, after he retweeted a video clip from the official Super Rugby Twitter… 3 YEARS AGO!!
It was straightened out pretty quickly, but honestly, how ridiculous!
SANZAAR, copyright and myopia