The BCCI says that media folks who take pictures at the games will not be allowed to use them anywhere without the BCCI’s explicit written permission. So let me get this straight. The photographer brings his camera, goes to the match, clicks a bunch of pictures, and then needs to ASK THE BCCI to publish them online?!?
Aditya is concerned about BCCI’s ridiculous policies regarding media restrictions that might make things difficult even for bloggers who wish to share pictures.
As per plan, the IPL was supposed to launch its website today; it has sold the rights to a company based in the US for a reported $50 million for ten years. What Modi is really saying through this final clause is this: Every media house in the country that covers the IPL visually will effectively be working for the ‘official’ website.
Prem Panicker has a detailed analysis of the ridiculous terms and conditions.
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Nowfal
Apr 9th, 2008 at 1:12 pm | #
IPL in itself is considered to be a money making machine. Gone are those days when cricket was played and watched by millions, billions for the love of the game. I am not really surprised by the crackjacks at BCCI.