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Athletes Can Blog at Olympics - with Restrictions

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-stop-the-signal dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The IOC has given athletes the right to blog at the Beijing Games this summer, a first for the Olympics. They're allowed, as long as they follow the many rules it set to protect copyright agreements, confidential information and security. The IOC said blogs by athletes 'should take the form of a diary or journal' and should not contain any interviews with other competitors at the games. They also should not write about other athletes. Still pictures are allowed as long as they do not show Olympic events. Athletes must obtain the consent of their competitors if they wish to photograph them. Also, athletes cannot use their blogs for commercial gain."

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  1. Re:Olympic Oxymoron by v1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No doubt! This will last less than 24 hrs (if that) before china's censorship kicks into high gear. All it should take is oh, one picture of a picture of an entrant taken as he participated in Tiananmen Square...

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  2. Dear Diary by zappepcs · · Score: 3, Funny

    I woke up in China this morning. The place smells funny.
    The group went to a sporting event today, kind of exciting.
    Hopefully tomorrow I'll hear some music I like
    Goodnight

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  3. The Rules by owlnation · · Score: 4, Funny

    The First Rule of the Olympics is:

    You don't talk about the Olympics.

  4. Re:So basically... by Snaller · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Are athletes going to be allowed to blog about Chinese human rights issues?"

    Yes. They'll be shot afterwards, but they can write what they want.

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