Comments on: Are MLS and the Fans Overreacting Over Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s ‘Pitch Rage?’ http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/ Soccerlens - Football News You Can Trust Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:47 -0800 http://soccerlens.com/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-97008 Ahmed Bilal Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:57:46 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-97008 Blanco's the perfect example of a footballer who's uncomfortable with the excessive media attention that envelops the game. He's at the Fire and in MLS it's relatively low-key - if he was playing in England he'd have been slaughtered in the press by now. Blanco’s the perfect example of a footballer who’s uncomfortable with the excessive media attention that envelops the game. He’s at the Fire and in MLS it’s relatively low-key – if he was playing in England he’d have been slaughtered in the press by now.

]]> By: YankeeHooligan http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96764 YankeeHooligan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96764 Alex, settle down with the exclamation points, chap. You're going to injury yourself. My take on the Blanco thing is that you gotta let Blanco be Blanco. The same thing happened with Mamadou Diallo (remember him). He attacked a fan and received like four games and that was it. Suspend him for a couple games and then forget about it. Alex, settle down with the exclamation points, chap. You’re going to injury yourself. My take on the Blanco thing is that you gotta let Blanco be Blanco. The same thing happened with Mamadou Diallo (remember him). He attacked a fan and received like four games and that was it. Suspend him for a couple games and then forget about it.

]]> By: Alex http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96716 Alex Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:04:12 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96716 The only person who makes sense here is Noe, its called FOOTBALL!!!!!!you ignorant Yanks!!!!!Tempers run high when games are on the line and you are fighting to win,No wonder the MLS is full of Ballerinas!!!You sensitive types should be playing golf. The only person who makes sense here is Noe, its called FOOTBALL!!!!!!you ignorant Yanks!!!!!Tempers run high when games are on the line and you are fighting to win,No wonder the MLS is full of Ballerinas!!!You sensitive types should be playing golf.

]]> By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96590 Ahmed Bilal Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:05:48 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96590 Blanco <a href="http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/soccer_redcard/2008/07/blanco-apologiz.html" rel="nofollow">apologises</a>... Blanco apologises…

]]> By: Jason http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96565 Jason Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:21:08 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96565 I have seen the video on the DC's Comcast Sport Net It CLEARLY shows the punch with total swing through, totally ugly and if it happened in a semi-pro or club league, it would result in a lifetime ban. MLS is a partner of the Open Cup. I would suggest that US Open Cup/USSF had asked SUM/MLS to remove it because it was under investigation. I have seen the video on the DC’s Comcast Sport Net It CLEARLY shows the punch with total swing through, totally ugly and if it happened in a semi-pro or club league, it would result in a lifetime ban.

MLS is a partner of the Open Cup. I would suggest that US Open Cup/USSF had asked SUM/MLS to remove it because it was under investigation.

]]> By: Noe http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96564 Noe Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:50:43 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96564 MLS fans are a bunch of whiney ballerinas! ITs amazing whata big deal is being out of this. Just another reason for people to make fun on MLS culture and bash the league and its soccer-newbie fans. MLS fans are a bunch of whiney ballerinas! ITs amazing whata big deal is being out of this. Just another reason for people to make fun on MLS culture and bash the league and its soccer-newbie fans.

]]> By: jake http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96560 jake Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:18:28 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96560 no, he needs to stop this kind of crap or get out of the league. no, he needs to stop this kind of crap or get out of the league.

]]> By: YankeeHooligan http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96557 YankeeHooligan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:49:01 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96557 "Politely through [sic] his head" haha “Politely through [sic] his head” haha

]]> By: Chicago Fan http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96556 Chicago Fan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:29:25 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96556 I was actually at this game routing for the fire. I plainly viewed the transgression and it really did happen this way. There was a yellow card simms picked up the ball Blanco appeared to have attacked sims for the ball. He then was pushed by burch and retaliated by trying to grab sims head. (thus accidently touching his eye) Then he went back and sat down on the bench obviously tired from the event and the 15 minutes he spent actually playing that night. The DC person came over very angry asking Blanco to leave. Blanco politely through his head into the other mans face, grabbed his bag and left. It was all very sedate. I was actually at this game routing for the fire. I plainly viewed the transgression and it really did happen this way. There was a yellow card simms picked up the ball Blanco appeared to have attacked sims for the ball. He then was pushed by burch and retaliated by trying to grab sims head. (thus accidently touching his eye) Then he went back and sat down on the bench obviously tired from the event and the 15 minutes he spent actually playing that night. The DC person came over very angry asking Blanco to leave. Blanco politely through his head into the other mans face, grabbed his bag and left. It was all very sedate.

]]> By: Dave's Football Blog http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/comment-page-1/#comment-96551 Dave's Football Blog Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:43:36 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/has-the-reaction-over-cuauhtemoc-blancos-pitch-rage-been-overblown/8229/#comment-96551 Your interpretation of MLS' copyright over that footage is incorrect. An MLS spokesperson told Greg Lalas of Goal.com that MLS does not have jurisdiction over U.S. Open Cup matches, which was their justification for taking no action against Blanco. Open Cup matches are run by U.S. Soccer Federation. Therefore, the copyright on that footage belongs to USSF, not MLS, and only USSF could ask that the footage be removed. What's more, you're confusing copyright and trademark, which are two separate entities. D.C. United and Chicago Fire are trademarks of MLS, yes, but that does not give MLS copyright over every piece of footage involving those two clubs. If I shoot a video interview with Edson Buddle, MLS can't claim to own the copyright on that video just because Buddle is wearing something with an L.A. Galaxy logo on it. This is no different. Whether MLS disciplines Blanco or not is irrelevant. The point is that they had no right to have this footage of this incident removed from the web, because the Open Cup isn't under their purview. If they left it up in the first place, there might not have been so much outrage in the first place. I take these bogus copyright claims seriously, because if we let the little things slide, eventually, we'll start letting the big things slide. Corporations are already using the DMCA to silence any sort of criticism against them. We should speak out against all instances of this whenever we can. Your interpretation of MLS’ copyright over that footage is incorrect. An MLS spokesperson told Greg Lalas of Goal.com that MLS does not have jurisdiction over U.S. Open Cup matches, which was their justification for taking no action against Blanco. Open Cup matches are run by U.S. Soccer Federation. Therefore, the copyright on that footage belongs to USSF, not MLS, and only USSF could ask that the footage be removed.

What’s more, you’re confusing copyright and trademark, which are two separate entities. D.C. United and Chicago Fire are trademarks of MLS, yes, but that does not give MLS copyright over every piece of footage involving those two clubs. If I shoot a video interview with Edson Buddle, MLS can’t claim to own the copyright on that video just because Buddle is wearing something with an L.A. Galaxy logo on it. This is no different.

Whether MLS disciplines Blanco or not is irrelevant. The point is that they had no right to have this footage of this incident removed from the web, because the Open Cup isn’t under their purview. If they left it up in the first place, there might not have been so much outrage in the first place.

I take these bogus copyright claims seriously, because if we let the little things slide, eventually, we’ll start letting the big things slide. Corporations are already using the DMCA to silence any sort of criticism against them. We should speak out against all instances of this whenever we can.

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