Why are videos that are supposed to be in public domain being removed claiming copyright?

Question

I'm specifically talking about the video of Ara Abrahamian jumping down the podium and throwing his bronze medal on the floor.

As distasteful as his actions were, they are most definitely videoworthy and now seems like video sites like You Tube have removed the video claiming copyright, and on another site, it says it can only be viewed in Sweden.

What is this?

Are there any video sites that are free from copyright entanglements these days?

Answer 1

The televsions networks pay huge amounts of money for the rights to the games. Any unauthorized use of their images is not allowed. You will here and see an anouncement about this at the end of most televised sporting events.