The NCAA booted a Courier-Journal writer from a baseball tournament game in Louisville for live-blogging the event. According to its policy, the NCAA maintains blogs are considered a “live representation” of the game. “In a nutshell, we asked the blogger repeatedly not to cover it in that manner, because it violates the policy, and he continued, and his credential was revoked,” said NCAA spokesman Bob Williams. The newspaper is considering legal action. “It’s a real question that we’re being deprived of our right to report within the First Amendment from a public facility,” said Jon L. Fleischaker, the newspaper’s attorney. “Once a player hits a home run, that’s a fact. It’s on TV. Everybody sees it. [The NCAA] can’t copyright that fact.”
Update: Here’s the Courier-Journal’s story with more details. (Thanks Jason!)
Update: And here’s the blog in question along with Bennett’s response. Writes Rob in comments, “Bennett’s blog had snippets of the game, some highlights here and there, but no pictures, no video, nada. Ridiculous.”
