Comments on: NCAA ejects reporter for blogging the game http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Orion http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-445203 Orion Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:29:44 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-445203 Nice... Nice…

]]> By: Kosta http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-443956 Kosta Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:13:10 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-443956 Cool... Cool…

]]> By: Nico http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-415305 Nico Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:29:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-415305 Nice! Nice!

]]> By: Chris Weaver http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-357781 Chris Weaver Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:16:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-357781 I like the idea of "live blogging" while watching the TV in the newsroom BUT that would violate the copyright of the broadcast. Blogging what you see in person is different, although I have a feeling what the NCAA is getting at is the 'broadcast' of the game(although much slower and less detailed) through a means other than the official Radio and TV broadcast. Still, it's nitpicking by the NCAA to worry about it, but maybe they are trying to prevent a precedent. What if (and this is a stretch for argument's sake) more people tuned in to the blog of the game instead of, in lieu of or just because they coudln't watch the game. That would kill the ratings, make the advertisers mad, and ruin the business model that the NCAA makes a lot of money from. I like the idea of “live blogging” while watching the TV in the newsroom BUT that would violate the copyright of the broadcast.

Blogging what you see in person is different, although I have a feeling what the NCAA is getting at is the ‘broadcast’ of the game(although much slower and less detailed) through a means other than the official Radio and TV broadcast.

Still, it’s nitpicking by the NCAA to worry about it, but maybe they are trying to prevent a precedent.

What if (and this is a stretch for argument’s sake) more people tuned in to the blog of the game instead of, in lieu of or just because they coudln’t watch the game.

That would kill the ratings, make the advertisers mad, and ruin the business model that the NCAA makes a lot of money from.

]]> By: Jeff Bailey http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-357424 Jeff Bailey Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:37:44 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-357424 I agree with Joel in Comment #4 -- it's not live. By the time someone finishes typing a sentence describing a player's base hit, hits send and waits for the server to respond, that same runner could have stolen second. The hit is now outdated information. How would they propose to prevent me from "live blogging" while watching the game on TV from the comfort of the newsroom 100 miles away, with juicy "insider" information I got via IM from my sideline/courtside/ringside reporter? If someone has a no-hitter going in the championship game of the College World Series, is the NCAA saying I can post that information on my news site, but can't on my blog site? What if I send out a 'Breaking E-mail Alert'? I type a sentence into a program, I hit send, it goes to a server and is made available to the public. Sounds like the same process for making a blog entry, no?! I agree with Joel in Comment #4 — it’s not live. By the time someone finishes typing a sentence describing a player’s base hit, hits send and waits for the server to respond, that same runner could have stolen second. The hit is now outdated information.

How would they propose to prevent me from “live blogging” while watching the game on TV from the comfort of the newsroom 100 miles away, with juicy “insider” information I got via IM from my sideline/courtside/ringside reporter?

If someone has a no-hitter going in the championship game of the College World Series, is the NCAA saying I can post that information on my news site, but can’t on my blog site? What if I send out a ‘Breaking E-mail Alert’? I type a sentence into a program, I hit send, it goes to a server and is made available to the public. Sounds like the same process for making a blog entry, no?!

]]> By: Richard http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356613 Richard Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:07:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356613 A stray thought leading to the unrealized fragment of a potentially great idea... webscorecard.com one of those internet websites...only on this one, a fan could keep a scorecard of the game he/she is watching. And of course that scorecard is viewable by any other fan who wants to see. MLB...put that in your sanitary sock and pound it. Feel free to run with it...I'm too busy watching the Giants go down again. A stray thought leading to the unrealized fragment of a potentially great idea…

webscorecard.com one of those internet websites…only on this one, a fan could keep a scorecard of the game he/she is watching. And of course that scorecard is viewable by any other fan who wants to see.

MLB…put that in your sanitary sock and pound it.

Feel free to run with it…I’m too busy watching the Giants go down again.

]]> By: Richard http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356603 Richard Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:51:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356603 I would assume this restriction is just for credentialed media, correct? I would think the Louisville newspaper could cough up 12 bucks to buy their blogger a ticket if they wanted to press the point. It would be fun to see how far the NCAA might push it. By fun I mean "litigiously entertaining." Thet said, the NCAA, like a lot of organizations, just needs to "let it go...just let it go." I would assume this restriction is just for credentialed media, correct?

I would think the Louisville newspaper could cough up 12 bucks to buy their blogger a ticket if they wanted to press the point. It would be fun to see how far the NCAA might push it. By fun I mean “litigiously entertaining.”

Thet said, the NCAA, like a lot of organizations, just needs to “let it go…just let it go.”

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356310 Safran Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:09:01 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-356310 I hope you all realize what this means: From now own, you are not allowed to write anything about a game in progress. You can't put "Yeah! My team rules!" on your blog until the end of the game. (Or ever, if you're a Yankees fan.) You can't IM "Touchdown :)" until the clock runs out. Under this interpretation, you can't send out an email to a group of friends who are watching the game along with you: "We're winning! Who's up for beers afterwards?" In case anyone thinks college sports are amateur - just see the money. They're professional, too. We've got to stop begging these weasels to let us cover them. I hope you all realize what this means:

From now own, you are not allowed to write anything about a game in progress. You can’t put “Yeah! My team rules!” on your blog until the end of the game. (Or ever, if you’re a Yankees fan.) You can’t IM “Touchdown :)” until the clock runs out. Under this interpretation, you can’t send out an email to a group of friends who are watching the game along with you: “We’re winning! Who’s up for beers afterwards?”

In case anyone thinks college sports are amateur - just see the money. They’re professional, too. We’ve got to stop begging these weasels to let us cover them.

]]> By: Allen http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355983 Allen Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:42:22 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355983 The Olympics are another bad organization. In the last Olympics we wanted to give some WILLING local Olympians some home video cameras to document their free time. Again, the athletes were excited to do this for us. Not until we bought the cameras and give them out did we find out this is a huge no-no. The Olympics are another bad organization. In the last Olympics we wanted to give some WILLING local Olympians some home video cameras to document their free time. Again, the athletes were excited to do this for us. Not until we bought the cameras and give them out did we find out this is a huge no-no.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355980 Jonathan Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:35:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355980 ""In essence, no blog entries are permitted between the first pitch and the final out of each game," the memo said." And newspapers that print stories before a late game goes final are, what, more privileged? “”In essence, no blog entries are permitted between the first pitch and the final out of each game,” the memo said.”

And newspapers that print stories before a late game goes final are, what, more privileged?

]]> By: Clint http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355892 Clint Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:52:42 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355892 Apparently Brian only had implied oral consent; not expressed written consent. Apparently Brian only had implied oral consent; not expressed written consent.

]]> By: Joel Price http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355827 Joel Price Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:24:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355827 #1 - Even if it's a "public facility" such as a stadium or arena these facilities are being rented out to NCAA. I hear this argument all the time but it doesn’t have any bearing. If I was the reporter, my defense would be more from a technical standpoint and argue it's not humanly possible to be "live" blogging. Unless he is a supper fast typist I don't think he can be doing this in real-time. #1 - Even if it’s a “public facility” such as a stadium or arena these facilities are being rented out to NCAA. I hear this argument all the time but it doesn’t have any bearing.

If I was the reporter, my defense would be more from a technical standpoint and argue it’s not humanly possible to be “live” blogging. Unless he is a supper fast typist I don’t think he can be doing this in real-time.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355817 Rob Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:12:11 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355817 Bennett's blog had snippets of the game, some highlights here and there, but no pictures, no video, nada. Ridiculous. One of the commenters on his blog summed things up well for NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA and our buddies at the NFL: cell phones, text messaging. this horse is out of the barn NCAA. You are like the record companies. Bennett’s blog had snippets of the game, some highlights here and there, but no pictures, no video, nada. Ridiculous.

One of the commenters on his blog summed things up well for NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA and our buddies at the NFL:

cell phones, text messaging. this horse is out of the barn NCAA. You are like the record companies.

]]> By: Allen http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355730 Allen Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:59:51 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355730 Who do they think they are? The NFL? Who do they think they are? The NFL?

]]> By: Don Day http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355724 Don Day Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:57:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/12/ncaa-ejects-reporter-for-blogging-the-game/#comment-355724 So wait, they kicked him out of a public facility... funded by taxpayer dollars? Sometimes it seems that the NCAA forgets its memeber institutions are state agencies - funded with public money. I love that line: "The NCAA can't copyright fact," (though I'm sure they'd love to). So wait, they kicked him out of a public facility… funded by taxpayer dollars? Sometimes it seems that the NCAA forgets its memeber institutions are state agencies - funded with public money. I love that line: “The NCAA can’t copyright fact,” (though I’m sure they’d love to).

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