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14 NBA teams hit with copyright violation lawsuits
In one example cited, the New York Knicks are accused of using songs by Jay-Z and Cardi B without permission.
FIBA issued copyright takedown on video from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony around his reporting on dangerous gym conditions
"FIBA filed a complaint and had my account locked because of my legitimate news reporting."
Deion Sanders Jr. blasts The Carton Show and Fox Sports for making copyright claim on his viral video
"How you gone COPYRIGHT MY VIDEO on y’all YouTube and try to take money out of my pocket?"
Texas A&M copyright claims took down clips bashing Midnight Yell App State mockery, but full video remains
The Aggies' copyright takedowns here meant even more people learned of this clip.
The FreeDawkins YouTube channel’s NBA videos have vanished, but the NBA says they’re not behind that
While FreeDawkins' videos with NBA clips have vanished from YouTube, a NBA source told AA the league didn't launch a copyright takedown, and that their policies on highlights videos haven't changed since Adam Silver's 2015 "Highlights are marketing" comments.
Barstool Sports deletes over 61,000 social media posts after content theft controversy, CEO Erika Nardini says she won’t apologize
"That’s not the fault of Barstool. I can’t apologize for every human on the internet who submits a video under a dummy email account and says it’s theirs."
Oregonian columnist publishes video of Larry Scott announcing his extension, Pac-12 Networks gets it yanked over copyright claim
The Pac-12 looks even worse after using copyright claims to take this video down.
Heisman Trust files lawsuit against Heisman Watch website, alleging copyright infringement in name and with trophy images
This lawsuit could see some interesting discussion as to how outlets cover the Heisman Trophy.
Alabama football’s official Twitter account is the latest to get (briefly) suspended, paving the way for jokes
Alabama joins Georgia, Missouri, Texas, South Florida and others hit by Twitter suspensions over music in videos.
