Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad Removed From YouTube Due to NFL Copyright Claim -- VIDEO
The two-minute Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood touting the rebound of the auto industry has been removed from YouTube due to a copyright claim by the NFL, according to language that appears when trying to play the clip.
Chrysler's "Halftime in America" commercial is rolling on TV news programs and can be found on other YouTube accounts, but the car company's official YouTube account displays this message: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NFL Properties LLC."
Shown shortly after Madonna's halftime performance, it began with the silhouette of Eastwood, walking in the dark and recognizable by his gravelly voice.
"It's halftime. Both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win this game," he says. "It's halftime in America, too."
He continues, "People are out of work and they are hurting. They are all wondering what they are going to do to make a comeback. And we're all scared because this isn't a game." He says, "The people in Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together. Now Motor City is fighting again."
The Baltimore Sun notes that the much talked-about ad doesn't even play on Chrysler's website because it's linked to the YouTube account.
With 30 second spots selling for $3.5 million, the commercial cost Chrysler an estimated $14 million and was kept under wraps by the automaker, which, with the help of the Obama administration, has come back from the dead after being counted out in 2009.
The ad, below, has been posted by many other users to YouTube:
