SEC plans "new media" policy similar to NFL ... lawsuits a-comin'!

The NBA has a similar video policy. I honestly don't see that this is that big a deal. Certainly, there are more important things to worry about in this day and age.

 

I think most people would agree with you. I also think what bothers people is the erosion of access and what's "allowed" occurs in small enough increments to not seem like such a big deal, but over time it really adds up. So, at what point do you try to halt the momentum? It's never one big thing, so ... when do you say when?

 

I would suggest that, as more newspapers enter an increasingly internet-first world, that this *is* a big deal. And not just in Starkville and Fayetteville. But in bigger markets like Atlanta and Orlando.

I know of at least one SEC market that has an entire facet of folks who work covering press conferences and such for internet distribution. This seems to be an attempt by the league to squeeze the toothpaste back in the tube.

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From what I understand a lot of the schools aren't real happy with this policy either. They had little or no input on it and it walks all over a lot of schools' existing rights holder agreements with their radio and internet providers. This edict came directly from the commissioner.

This also doesn't impact still photography from what I've been told. It hurts TV more than it hurts newspapers.

 

I have a good friend that works in one of the biggest SEC markets for TV. They were called by their local SID and they told them they hated this. It won't hurt stills, but really hurts TV.

It hurts from a pure internet content as well as archiving old shows. He said that it would really hurt the amount of coverage and their news director told the sports folks, "Well, we have to rethink traveling and other things if we can't use what the people want." He also said that the boss told them, "We have watched our newspaper colleagues get screwed here for a while and I guess it is our turn."

 

fuckabuncha Mike Slime...

 

No more higher-ups screaming "Get video, get video!" as I'm walking out the door? What's the problem?

 

Does video make newspapers any money?

 

So no cellphones will be allowed in the stadium? No chatting on message boards or blogging about the team?
Yeah, I can't see them enforcing that.

 

Even better... no cameras?

 

That's actually a decent point.

 

Will the SEC now have position coaches feeding answers during Q and A's? \

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