NCAA blags bloggers
p2pnet news | Freedom:- In a move reminiscent of an entertainment cartel claim that file sharing causes problems for American farmers who grow corn, the US NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has ordered bloggers to strictly limit the number of posts they make during games.
This could mean bloggers will instead park themselves in front of their TV sets to file their online stories, thus depriving concession owners of their rightful income from popcorn and other items which might otherwise have been bought by said reporters.
This June, a Courier-Journal sports reporter in Kentucky had his media credential revoked and was thrown out of the press box during the NCAA baseball super-regional, “because of what the NCAA alleged was a violation of its policies prohibiting live Internet updates from its championship events,” said the newspaper.
Brian Bennett was kicked out during a University of Louisville – Oklahoma State game in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Now, under 2007-08 CONDITIONS PLACED ON USE OF MEDIA CREDENTIALS, “Each Credential Holder (including television, Internet, new media, and print publications) has the privilege to blog (e.g., real-time or time delayed journal entries) during competition through the Credential Entity,” says the NCAA, going on:
Any blog representing an NCAA championship must submit the appropriate link to ncaasports.com Blog Central. In return, all media entities entering a blog must post the ncaasports.com logo/link on their site. All blogs must be free of charge to readers. All must adhere to the conditions and limitations of this NCAA Blogging Policy. A blog description includes in-Competition updates on score and time remaining in competition as well as description of the championship and competition taken place during the given time. The NCAA and its designated championship personnel shall be the final authority about whether a Credential Holder or Credential Entity is following the NCAA Blogging Policy.
The following is the NCAA’s policy for the number of blogs allowed during a Competition or Session (i.e., where more than one contest takes place under the same admission ticket). They apply to all sports listed and are applicable to both genders.
Here’s the list:
Fall Sports
- Soccer: Five times per half; one at halftime
- Field Hockey: Five times per half; one at halftime
- Volleyball: Three per Competition; one in between Competitions
- Football: Three per quarter; one at halftime
- Cross Country: Ten per day/session
- Men`s Water Polo: Three per quarter; one at the halftime
Winter Sports
- Ice Hockey: Three per period – one in between (includes overtime)
- Basketball: Five times per half; one at halftime; two times per overtime period
- Wrestling: Ten per session
- Indoor Track and Field: Ten per day/session
- Swimming and Diving: Ten per day/session
- Bowling: Ten per day/session
- Gymnastics: Ten per session
Spring Sports
- Baseball and Softball: one every inning (includes extra innings)
- Women`s Water Polo: Three per quarter – one at halftime
- Lacrosse: Three per quarter; one at halftime
- Outdoor Track and Field: Ten per day/session
- Golf: Ten per day/session
- Tennis: Ten per day/session
- Rowing: Ten per day/session
- Fencing: Ten per day/session
- Skiing: Ten per day/session
- Rifle:Ten per day/session
So don’t say you didn’t know 
Meanwhile, in the Courier-Journal story, “”It’s clearly a First Amendment issue,” says executive editor Bennie L. Ivory.
“This is part of the evolution of how we present the news to our readers. It’s what we did during the Orange Bowl. It’s what we did during the NCAA basketball tournament. It’s what we do.”
In our corn anology in the intro, In the absence of movie piracy, video retailers would sell and rent more titles,” quoth Hollywood legal turkey Rick Cotton.
“Movie theatres would sell more tickets and popcorn. Corn growers would earn greater profits and buy more farm equipment.”
Also See:
Courier-Journal – Courier-Journal reporter ejected from U of L game, June 11, 2007
corn anology – Hollywood plan to save corn farmers, June 27, 2007
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December 21st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
They can keep their Press Credentials, I’ll watch from home and blog what I want.