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So Long, RedLasso … For Now, At least
By Chris Mottram | July 25, 2008
Anyone who enjoys sports, blogs, moving pictures, freedom and just generally sticking it to The Man will not like this one bit: RedLasso is closing up shop. This comes after being sued by FOX and NBC earlier this week. RedLassoers received an email today from Gil Edwards, who I suspect is the company’s only actual employee, with the following:
We would like to thank you for your continued support of Redlasso. You have been essential to making Redlasso a household name online. Unfortunately, due to the legal actions taken against Redlasso by two networks, we are left with no alternative but to suspend access to our video search and clipping Beta site FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. The networks have provided a big blow to the blogger community’s right to exercise the first amendment and comment on newsworthy events. It is anti-Web.
During this service suspension, we will continue our conversations with content providers, with the goal of establishing formal partnerships that will quickly help us restore access to the Beta site. When we return, we will let you know immediately.
So, I guess this means Awful Announcing and Odenized may now return to their proper places as the overlords of all sports blog-related video.
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3 Responses to “So Long, RedLasso … For Now, At least”
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July 25th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Worst news ever.
July 27th, 2008 at 10:54 am
FOX and NBC don’t care about blog people.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I know we’re kind of new, but Storming the Floor is going to miss being able to pull video of people actually storming floors.
Sucks.