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  • Doctor Dre
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jan 2001
    • 51692
    #1

    Olympians Banned From Blogging

    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?

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html
    Originally posted by rayadp05
    I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?
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    • sexeducation
      So Fucking Banned
      • Jun 2003
      • 7315
      #2
      Originally posted by Doctor Dre
      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?

      http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html
      Unbelievable ...
      you can't stop someone from blogging about THEIR personal experiences...

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        • Doctor Dre
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jan 2001
          • 51692
          #3
          Originally posted by sexeducation
          Unbelievable ...
          you can't stop someone from blogging about THEIR personal experiences...
          Seem like they can ...
          Originally posted by rayadp05
          I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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            • Xenophage
              Registered User
              • Oct 2001
              • 12122
              #4
              crazy fucking koooks

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                • Floridiot
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 1346
                  #5


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                    • exposed
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2004
                      • 1449
                      #6
                      "I felt victimized by the Ian Eisenbergs of the world" - Mary Burger

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                        • Trixie
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 1850
                          #7
                          Oh my god -- that is so fucked up. And people act like PORN stars/models/content are so exploited. Those athletes are totally exploited, have no freedom, and no money unless they win a medal. Sad. Can't even tell their own stories. Maybe because then we'd know what a shitty business it is . . . lucrative for a few off the blood, sweat, and tears of the athletes.
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                            • Doctor Dre
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Jan 2001
                              • 51692
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Trixie
                              Oh my god -- that is so fucked up. And people act like PORN stars/models/content are so exploited. Those athletes are totally exploited, have no freedom, and no money unless they win a medal. Sad. Can't even tell their own stories. Maybe because then we'd know what a shitty business it is . . . lucrative for a few off the blood, sweat, and tears of the athletes.
                              Even in canada they got nothing more if they win a medal
                              Originally posted by rayadp05
                              I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                • Doctor Dre
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 51692
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by exposed
                                  That pic is major pwnage . Added to my pic list
                                  Originally posted by rayadp05
                                  I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                    • Dagwolf
                                      President of Canada
                                      • Sep 2003
                                      • 23141
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by exposed

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                                        • SykkBoy2
                                          Jesus loves bacon
                                          • Feb 2001
                                          • 19969
                                          #11
                                          While I understand the IOC's stance on protecting their image, promotional, etc. I think they are going too far.

                                          Maybe if they'd lower ticket prices a little more and ive us events we actually give a fuck about.....
                                          ah but wait, we'll also be inundated with 10,000 DVD's from the Olympics....

                                          I wish I had a chunk of that Olympic pie.....
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