Two popular video clip sites YouTube.com and Google Video have removed several videos posted by adult novelty manufacturer Sportsheets International over the last week. Both sites claim the clips were in violation of its content policies, despite the lack of nudity.
Leading video site YouTube provides a forum for users to post and view short videos online, and while the site was designed as a place for amateurs to share clips of homemade movies, it is now perched precariously between major mainstream media companies and adult sites employing guerrilla marketing tactics.