IOC Takedown Fever: Canadian Hockey Crowd Video Taken Down by IOC

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uploaded by Scott Wu

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is doing their best taking down any Olympic game related footage. This week, I experienced the ruthless take down policing from the IOC first hand.

I went to Downtown Vancouver to watch the Canada vs USA hockey game with the crowd last Sunday. I used my digital camera to capture people's reaction when Canada scored. Luckily, I got a 44 second footage of the shot and the cheering crowd.

I came home and uploaded the video on YouTube, hoping to use it for my blog post. However, I got this message on Tuesday from YouTube:

"This is to notify you that we have removed access to your video, Vancouver 2010 Men's Hockey Canada vs USA Feb 21 - Canada's 2nd Goal, as a result of a notification by International Olympic Committee claiming that this material is infringing."

While my intention is to capture the crowd's reaction, I suppose the IOC does have the right to take down any Olympic game related video. But I am surprised how closely IOC monitors the web and take the effort to chase down my poorly shot 44-second video.