[FC-discuss] "No Social Media In These College Stadiums"

[Rob Myers]

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/17/2141244/No-Social-Media-In-These-College-Stadiums

RawJoe writes "Today, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is expected to
release a final version of its new media policy that, at the moment,
can best be described as a ban on all social media usage at SEC games.
Earlier this month, the conference informed its schools of the new
policy, which says that ticketed fans can't 'produce or disseminate
(or aid in producing or disseminating) any material or information
about the Event, including, but not limited to, any account,
description, picture, video, audio, reproduction or other information
concerning the Event.' Translated, that means no Twitter, Facebook,
YouTube, TwitPic, or any other service that could in any way compete
with authorized media coverage of the event. In the case of the SEC,
authorized media coverage rights belong to CBS, who has a $3B deal
with the conference over the next 15 years, according to The St
Petersburg Times." Good luck with that. To quote Clay Shirky, "The
idea that people can't capture their own lived experience is a losing
proposition."