On Saturday, a crash at Daytona sent debris flying into the stands, injuring at least 28 people. Kyle Larson‘s car was shorn in two; Larson was unhurt. Naturally, people in the crowd shot video of the accident from with their smartphones. One fan named Tyler Anderson, who was standing close to where a tire crash-landed, posted a (mildly shocking) clip to YouTube. NASCAR, asserting its rights to images of everything that occurs at any NASCAR race, had the video taken down as a copyright violation. Of course, that didn’t last long, as copies of the clip immediately started showing up elsewhere. NASCAR, meanwhile, which had posted its own accident-related video, explained itself this way: The fan video of the wreck on the final lap of today’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race was blocked on YouTube out of respect for those injured in today’s accident. Information on the status of those fans was unclear and the decision was made to err on the side of caution with this very serious incident.—Steve Phelps, NASCAR Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Later, after a small tempest of protest, YouTube unblocked the video, saying that it was not a copyright violation. You can see it above or here. …read more
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