Desperate for football?

[Opus]

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I think the Esks will be a much better team after labor day......2014

fixed.

[Jedrock43]

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I've been watching 3-4 Eskimo games a week the past month, going back from the 1950s through the early part of the 2000s. It keeps me (relatively) sane for now........

Do you have any games from the 90's and early 2000's on DVD?

If you do- drop me a pm and I'd be happy to make a deal to get some from you.. Wanna show my youngest son proof that his old man really did play...

[adb]

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Do you have any games from the 90's and early 2000's on DVD?

If you do- drop me a pm and I'd be happy to make a deal to get some from you.. Wanna show my youngest son proof that his old man really did play...

I may be dreamin in technicolor here but would it be possible to somehow post video on this website so that if members chose to donate some of their footage from previous games that we would all get a chance to view it. Like I said I'm sure there would be many hurdles to climb from a technical, fianancial, and perhaps even legal point of view but I'm just throwing this idea against the wall to see if it would somehow stick. I know I would have loved to have watched some games especially over the winter. For example I've been wanting to view the 2005 GC for soemtime now but have been out of luck so far as ESPN classics are concerned. Anyways just thinking out loud...

[Muley69]

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I may be dreamin in technicolor here but would it be possible to somehow post video on this website so that if members chose to donate some of their footage from previous games that we would all get a chance to view it. Like I said I'm sure there would be many hurdles to climb from a technical, fianancial, and perhaps even legal point of view but I'm just throwing this idea against the wall to see if it would somehow stick. I know I would have loved to have watched some games especially over the winter. For example I've been wanting to view the 2005 GC for soemtime now but have been out of luck so far as ESPN classics are concerned. Anyways just thinking out loud...

Uh...well...there is that whole pesky copyright thing to get around...

[chirp]

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Uh...well...there is that whole pesky copyright thing to get around...

What is this copyright? This is the internet.....
Kidding aside I would pay good money to buy past seasons....

[chirp]

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So good I had to say it twice....

[56Parkies]

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I may be dreamin in technicolor here but would it be possible to somehow post video on this website so that if members chose to donate some of their footage from previous games that we would all get a chance to view it. Like I said I'm sure there would be many hurdles to climb from a technical, fianancial, and perhaps even legal point of view but I'm just throwing this idea against the wall to see if it would somehow stick. I know I would have loved to have watched some games especially over the winter. For example I've been wanting to view the 2005 GC for soemtime now but have been out of luck so far as ESPN classics are concerned. Anyways just thinking out loud...

I have a ton of footage over the years, but in order for me to make copies for a player, I get permission from the league itself, and won't make a copy without it.

As for broadcast -- either on TV OR the Internet -- you'd need permission from both the CFL AND the original broadcaster. Without that, you face some serious legal issues...

[ben_the_eskimo]

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TSN should just release a DVD box set for each team at the end of every year. I would LOVE to be able to collect seasons of Eskimo football much like I would collect a TV show on DVD.

Or they could at least put the games up for sale on itunes again like they did for the 2009 season. I have that whole season on my hard drive and have seen each game probably 10 times lol.

[esks77]

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Thats a good idea.

[56Parkies]

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Making the recent games available on iTunes would seem a no-brainer.... So why aren't they available? I wonder if they just weren't big sellers, so since demand was low, they figured it wasn't worth the effort?

[adb]

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Making the recent games available on iTunes would seem a no-brainer.... So why aren't they available? I wonder if they just weren't big sellers, so since demand was low, they figured it wasn't worth the effort?

If that's the case then you would think the CFL would be all for allowing fans to post video content on websites to drum up even more interest/support in the game. In fact if I was commisioner I'd be looking into making such content available for viewing on their website for free. You know what they say about publicity.

[Inquiring Mind]

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Making the recent games available on iTunes would seem a no-brainer.... So why aren't they available? I wonder if they just weren't big sellers, so since demand was low, they figured it wasn't worth the effort?

I imagine they won't try it cause it would draw views away from TSN's on-demand service... and Bell-Media wouldn't like that!

[Inquiring Mind]

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If that's the case then you would think the CFL would be all for allowing fans to post video content on websites to drum up even more interest/support in the game. In fact if I was commisioner I'd be looking into making such content available for viewing on their website for free. You know what they say about publicity.

I'm sure if you produce your own content they would be all for it... if you're going just post content generated by TSN, then TSN won't be happen. TSN pays the league a lot of money for the rights, and in production costs... and with that they have a desire to control how their product is viewed. Whether you agree with their philosophy in that regards is irrelevant, they made it, they own it, they can do what they like with it. And if the CFL doesn't protect their right to do so, the CFL ain't gonna get as much money for their rights next time around.

[Muley69]

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Making the recent games available on iTunes would seem a no-brainer.... So why aren't they available? I wonder if they just weren't big sellers, so since demand was low, they figured it wasn't worth the effort?

From TSN's website:

How do I obtain a copy of a program or event that I saw on TSN?

Because of broadcast rights restrictions, TSN and its networks and affiliates cannot make or sell VHS or DVD copies of programs which air on the network. The same broadcast rights restrictions prevent TSN and its networks and affiliates from e-mailing or distributing video clips to individuals over the internet.

[Hugoagogo]

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Because of broadcast rights restrictions, TSN and its networks and affiliates cannot make or sell VHS or DVD copies of programs which air on the network. The same broadcast rights restrictions prevent TSN and its networks and affiliates from e-mailing or distributing video clips to individuals over the internet.

With media distribution changing so much in recent years, it would be a good thing to bug the CFL & TSN to consider options with the new tv contract. They are missing an opportunity right now, I would think.