When Dealing With Online Rights, Bloggers Are in a Gray Area

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Blogger Booted From NCAA Baseball Press Box
Published 6/11/2007 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
... ejected from the press box yesterday when he attempted to live blog an NCAA regional baseball playoff game: "A Courier-Journal sports reporter had his media credential revoked and was ordered to leave the press box during the NCAA baseball super-regional yesterday because of what the NCAA alleged was a violation of its policies prohibiting live Internet updates from its championship events." After spending a season in the press box covering the Washington Capitals, and having spent about a quarter of a season in the press box at RFK Stadium covering D.C. United, I think it's safe to say I have something of a unique take on this issue which I wrote about over at the AOL Fanhouse today . One thing that bothers me about how this story is being reported concerns the angle of "bloggers rights" -- an angle that I'm obviously sympathetic to. Unfortunately, there's a whole lot

The NCAA and Blogging
Published 6/12/2007 by Tar Heel Fan at Tar Heel Fan
... because he was doing a live blog of the game. According to Eric McElrain of AOL Fanhouse and

The Roundup: David Chase Speaks, Bo Jackson’s Lawsuit and Ichiro’s Greatest Hits
Published 6/12/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Blogger who covered many Washington Caps games this season sounds off on the Louisville paper vs. NCAA debacle. (NHL Fanhouse)

On Brian Bennett
Published 6/12/2007 by Mike <info@cardchronicle.com> at Card Chronicle: Front Page Posts
... Eric McErlain

The NCAA vs. The Blogoshpere
Published 6/12/2007 by garyclark at Sports Frog
... Blogger Eric McErlain will no doubt lose credit amongst his basement-dwelling brethren by defending the rights of the NCAA to control information: "Last time I checked there's no constitutional right to a press pass, no matter how many of my fellow bloggers I'd like to see get inside the wire to cover a game."

FanHouse: Tue AM 'John Daly's Marital Advice' Edition
Published 6/12/2007 by John at John Clifford Ness
... " If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying." Today's Sports 2.0 Must Read: Eric McErlain on how to liveblog without getting the league in your face I can't recommend strongly enough that you scroll to the bottom of this message, where Miss Gossip is juxtaposing NBA players and the dogs that look like them. NFL:

Today's Top Five: Korea Smells Like Garlic
Published 6/12/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... . Sayeth PG: "In a shocking revelation, a professional athlete expressed his desire to maximize his earning potential. I know, I know- when will such surprises ever cease?" 4) Here's a sensible take on the bloggers-in-the-press-box

More On Live Blogging From The Press Box
Published 6/12/2007 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
... and at the AOL Fanhouse concerning the live blogging issue . When it comes to the NHL, my old friend Ben Wright from the Atlanta Thrashers sent along the following from the league's

Tuesday 06/12 A.M. Quickie:Bonds' 747, Plus a Rant Against the NCAA
Published 6/12/2007 by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
... Eric McErlain has a must-read on this topic.

High Five
Published 6/12/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... ] Another view on the news from yesterday about the NCAA prohibiting live-blogging. [ The Fanhouse ] Whiffleball + Beer=Good Times. [

5 minutes for bloggers in the box: A convo with Eric McErlain
Published 6/18/2007 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... . We’ve been rather steamed about the whole NCAA thing — we’ve actually heard more NCAA teams are going to start disallowing blogging next year — so when we read Eric’s thoughtful piece at AOL last week, we had a virtual sit-down. Here’s what turned up: ...

The Old College Try On Live Blogging
Published 12/20/2007 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
... . For those of you who might not recall, the whole conversation got kicked off after the NCAA ejected a Louisville Courier-Journal reporter from the press box after it discovered he was live-blogging one of Louisville University's regional playoff games . Now, it's six months later, and the NCAA has finally gotten around to issuing its own guidelines on how folks in the press box will be ...