More on the new upcoming SEC media policy

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A thought.
Its the news. A news station covering a news event. Seems there would be some 1st amendment issues to be resolved if they really wanted to get down and dirty.
 
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For example, the new SEC rules also place restrictions on what ticket-holders can do while at the game.


A summary printed on the back of each ticket (likely starting next year with football, since tickets for this season already have been distributed) forbids fans from taking photographs or sharing accounts or descriptions of the event.
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Hey! You with the camera!
 
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the ticket part is just saying that you can take pictures at the ballgame, you just can't sell it. The video thing sounds just like the NFL, probably so you will have to watch ESPN or their site for highlights etc...
 
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This is all because Clay Travis asked Tim Tebow whether he has had sex or not. Hell hath no fury like the SEC when you go questioning the faith of their lord and savior Tim Tebow.
 
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vol_freak said:
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
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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 isn’t 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.
 
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Needlessly overbroad and draconian.

I hope the SEC finds a happy medium after this trial period.

If not, I hope NYT and some private fans sue their collective aishes off. This is not the NFL, these are students of public institutions (Vandy excepted) supported by tax dollars and private money.
 
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IMO they want you to watch Sports center to see what happened.. Local press and pictures just take away form ESPNs viewers..
 
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This is easy to change its all about Money! Money they will lose if know one subscribes or goes on the site to view its content, Click ads etc.. Make it known by word of mouth and SEC Message Boards and encourage SEC fans not to use the new SEC Digital Network.
 
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I love how a huge portion of this board babbles on incessantly in the political forum about the evils of the "socialism" being foisted upon us by the Obama administration, then comes to this area and cries about ESPN, the SEC, and their chosen partners practicing pure capitalism. Pick a horse and stay on it. Can't have it both ways.
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orangeblooded2 said:
A thought.
Its the news. A news station covering a news event. Seems there would be some 1st amendment issues to be resolved if they really wanted to get down and dirty.
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The media has zero right to even be allowed in the stadium, let alone use footage and images contractually owned by someone else.
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they can deny coverage to whomever the SID chooses. It's up to the school and SID who gets credentialed. I was told by the company i shoot pictures for i can't get access to Tennessee. But i shoot at South Carolina, Clemson, and all the FCS schools in my area with out a blink of an eye. I've been to schools where they allow one writer and one photographer for each media outlet, and then shot at Clemson last year where one newspaper had 7 photographers for the game (over 120 credentialed photographers that game). The last i heard, the changes will be made to where it really only affects the video/news stations about showing a certain length for so many days. They are to change the non full time staff to include freelance and student photographers.
 
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After the weepy, moronic commentary provided by Rick Russo, Jim Wogan, and Steve Phillips as the Fulmer Era ended, anything that screws the Knoxville TV stations is fine with me.
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hatvol96 said:
I love how a huge portion of this board babbles on incessantly in the political forum about the evils of the "socialism" being foisted upon us by the Obama administration, then comes to this area and cries about ESPN, the SEC, and their chosen partners practicing pure capitalism. Pick a horse and stay on it. Can't have it both ways.
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Best in quite a while, Hat...
 
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How will this effect all the yearly preview magazines like Football Time, Athlon, Phil Steele etc.. when it comes to getting updated photos?

I still think as long as SEC Fans band together and not visit or subscribe to there new website it will be changed because they will lose money!
 
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