Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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Molly rants about Major League Baseball's new restrictions to news sites regarding media taken from the ballparks. Ballparks which were built mostly from public and regional business funding. The news sites must restrict:

  • Daily highlights to 120 seconds
  • No more than 7 photos per game
  • Audio and video cannot be on the sites for more than 72 hours

Unless the news sites cut a deal with MLB, that is.

MLB Increases Its Chokehold: Starts Its Own Online Usage Restrictions; Following NFL’s Lead

Buzz Out Loud ep. 670 (13:45)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:48:27 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:56:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I sent this rant which lasts about 5m45s to a few friends in the sports media and they loved it, even the diss about sports journalism.

If I want to introduce someone to a good Molly rant for the first time, this is a good one since its not a heavy tech issue.

4/5 stars.
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