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Sports Related Blogging is Under Threat


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Michael Geist recently mused about how sports teams and sports associations are using legal tactics to stiffle reporting and broadcasting competition. You can;t get multi-billion dollar TV deals if Joe blogger is blogging the game live on his fan-site in real-time. also under treat are usage of recoreded material from the event whether you made the recording in person or you use their recordings.

Unbeknownst to me, athletes from the 2006 Winter Olympics risked disqualification if they blogged during the games.

Protecting corporate sponsors seems to be behind the rising legal action against fans, undermining freedom of speech and freedom of the press.


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