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Olympians Banned From Blogging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you'll-get-your-news-spoon-fed-and-you'll-like-it dept.

nodwick writes "CNN reports that in a bid to protect its lucrative media contracts, the IOC is barring competitors, coaches, and support personnel from writing firsthand accounts of their Olympic experience, on the web or in print, for the duration of the Games. Nor are they allowed to ever post photographs or movies that they've taken, including media of themselves, even after the Games are finished. They've threatened to disqualify anyone that violates their restrictions and sue them for monetary damages. Looks like an effort to clamp down on grassroots, word-of-mouth publicity for the Olympics -- good thing they're not having any problems selling tickets anyways, eh?"

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  1. hm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    now that sucks

  2. Re:This sucks by Morgahastu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Looks like you're already avoiding the tv. They started last weekend.

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