This has been a hot topic and a discussion on this broke out in another thread. I'd like to get everyone's thoughts on this.
SEC plans to enact new media policy | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL
The SEC is following America in making so many rules that they can create more revenue streams by putting a large group of individuals in a category of "violators".
However, Bloom said the policy isnt iron-clad and is subject to change, especially with regard to non-game footage such as practices and press conferences.
Okay Bloom here are the things that will not change that will mainly impact fans:
I pay $100 dollars each to go to a UT game and take pictures of this important occasion and now they are illegal under this idiotic policy.
I compile a list of my favorite plays I have saved over the years of a player like Raynoch Thompson and post it online for free for fellow fans and now it is illegal.
I would not pay the SEC one dime for these clips, but now they are saying we cannot share moments with fellow fans. It is idiotic and if they prosecute a camera savvy fan under this rule, it will create quite an uproar. Ideally I want the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to be players from each of the member schools who post videos of themselves during their playing career.
Should fans be able to take pictures to their hearts content? Yes! As long as they are not selling their pictures.
Should fans be able to collect footage and put it on the internet? Yes!
You can also bet if they take this too far it will become like NFL networks and the content will all just be removed so that you can find it on an IRC and stream it through bit torrent.
This policy is awful and the SEC is demonstrating absurd greed after signing the TV contract. I will not pay Xom one penny, and it is unlikely I will give them my hits and the ad revenue from that unless the free content is really good.