Sports Leagues Crack Down On Bloggers, Fans, Citizen Journalists

Sports Leagues Crack Down On Bloggers, Fans, Citizen Journalists

The Southeastern Conference, home to some of the nation's most prominent and lucrative university athletic programs, has issued rules in the past week prohibiting fans from distributing photographs or video of its games in real time for commercial use. ... The rules are aimed not at the casual fan who might post a few pictures of Saturday's football game on a personal Web site, but rather those who copy television broadcasts, create their own highlight reels and post them on sites charging for access or advertising.

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