In my first post about blogs, I commented on the similarity of a blog and an online diary. I read with interest an article on the ABC website about the gags being placed on Olympic athletes competing in Beijing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/17/2164887.htm
Some of the restrictions placed on the blogs include that athletes cannot discuss the performance of other competitors, cannot sell blogs to newspaper or other websites and that there are restrictions on the use of moving pictures and sound.
I agree that athletes shouldn’t be allowed to sell their blogs to newspaper and other websites and I also agree with restrictions within reason as to the appropriate use of moving pictures and sound however, to some extent I disagree with the restriction of discussing competitor’s performance. I think that an athlete within the grounds of common law so as not to defame someone should be able to comment on the performance of competitors. Is it any different to commenting in an interview? I’m not so sure.
What are your thoughts?
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