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Fans Livid Over Blocked Baseball Vids

MLB switches DRM provider; purchased content now defunct

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(Newser) – Now that Major League Baseball has switched its DRM provider, fans who purchased videos and other baseball content in '06 can no longer access their downloads. A representative for the league explained that they had made one-time purchases, although a blogger says based on a phone interview with MLB officials that the league is considering renewing access in the face of online uproar.

The Joy of Sox, a Red Sox fan blog, reports, "During the call, MLB agreed that it had handled this issue in an 'sub-optimal manner'. Whatever it had done to alert customers to the potential problems during the DRM platform switchover was an 'inelegant solution.'" The problem occurs because already-purchased videos check online for rights approval at the MLB web site everytime they're played.

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig gestures during a news conference before the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game against San Francisco Giants Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig gestures during a news conference before the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game against San Francisco Giants Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork...   (Associated Press)
MLB.com SHUFFLE Octoberquest is a trading card game available from the league's website.
MLB.com SHUFFLE Octoberquest is a trading card game available from the league's website.   (mlb.com)
The Major League Baseball logo is projected on a screen during a meeting of the MLB owners in Toronto on Thursday Aug. 16, 2007. Jason Giambi escaped punishment from commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday because of the Yankee slugger's charitable work and cooperation with baseball's steroids investigator. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn,...
The Major League Baseball logo is projected on a screen during a meeting of the MLB owners in Toronto on Thursday Aug. 16, 2007. Jason Giambi escaped punishment from commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday...   (Associated Press)
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