First NFL, now MLB imposes online restrictions
Cory Bergman February 26th, 2008
This shouldn’t surprise you. Major League Baseball is instituting new restrictions for web content. Websites will now be held to two minutes of video (or audio) a day gathered at MLB facilities — but formal press conferences are exempt to this rule. Similar to the NFL, there’s no live streaming. But in an unique twist, sites will be limited to 7 photos per game. And no photo galleries, either (it’s unclear what they mean by that.) All non-text content must be removed after 72 hours. If you don’t follow the new rules, your press passes could be revoked. The Sports Business Journal has the story here, but a subscription is required.
4 Comments Add your own
1. Anonymous | February 27th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Wow. That will increase the out of market fan base!
Maybe they can afford it now without all the drugs…
Oh wait. Are there generic steroids ;-p
2. Yeah, I'm a coward. Big deal. | February 27th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
There are so many ways to keep yourself entertained nowadays (that don’t cost $300 for a dugout box in Wrigley), they should be begging for non-steroid baseball coverage.
3. geraldz | February 28th, 2008 at 10:35 am
These guys should go back to marketing 101.
www.RSSLiveTV.com - you can find plenty of ways to entertain yourself !
4. Tom Planchet | March 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Does that mean that if you don’t cover a team you can use their stuff at will?
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