photo ban extended

[saintbrat]

in light of the ban on photos at saints training and the exclusivity of GSP- AFLPHOTOS

I heard this morning that Cricket Australia were endeavouring to contain their photos by only allowing their own photographers and non from the major news outlets?

[Armoooo]

This pisses me off so bad.
It is no so hard to get quality photos because of the monoply that has been placed on them, say I want a photo so I can make one of those framed things you see in all the shops, I'd have to fork out 30$ for a photo... ridiculous, surely no one is willing to pay that much..

[golden hawk]

what you mean you can not take your camera to training to photograph your favourite players ??????? that is no good and sad

[Armoooo]

I just hope that they put a bit more effort into the photo galleries on the official site next year, while there are some pretty good quality photos they focus too much on the crowd and the stuff that is going on in the background for my liking. I would rather we had a bout 20-30 photos from each game of just the action.

[Bono]

On numerous occasions I've frowned upon the club for closed training session and the banning of still and video cameras at training. What a great way to turn supporters away from the team they barrack for. Every year a part of a club's success is the number of memberships they sell. They try to get everyone paid up yet can’t allow those people the simple joy of taking a photo at training. Obviously the coach hasn’t realised he coaches one of the most popular teams in the state, not a team of anonymous players in Sydney.

[riccardo]

Its a good way for the club to make money selling action shots for $30 a pop. They also get $ for the Hun photos.

I'm sure you can still get shots at any of the numerous events the club holds, and the grounds don't ban still cameras, so you can get a good possie and snap away there.

Some people make too much of things - so what if you can't take photos at training?

[Armoooo]

Its a good way for the club to make money selling action shots for $30 a pop. They also get $ for the Hun photos.

I'm sure you can still get shots at any of the numerous events the club holds, and the grounds don't ban still cameras, so you can get a good possie and snap away there.

Some people make too much of things - so what if you can't take photos at training?

If it is that simple then why are there so many people paying photographers?
As for the club making money do we know if any actually goes to St.Kilda?
I would have thought most of it would have gone to the company that takes the photos and the AFL.

[saintbrat]

I would rather we had a bout 20-30 photos from each game of just the action.

AFL has the rights to the game time! I would think AFLPhotos

[Armoooo]

I would rather we had a bout 20-30 photos from each game of just the action.

AFL has the rights to the game time! I would think AFLPhotos

In the photo gallery they usually have about 4 or 5 game time pictures however they usually put over some crappy frame, it's quite off putting.

[stinger]

i think that these sort of bans will end in a real crappola fight......


"
Global coverage of Test threatened


November 06, 2007

GLOBAL news agencies said today they might be forced to cancel coverage of the first Australia-Sri Lanka cricket Test after organisers imposed unprecedented restrictions on the media.

They said Cricket Australia's (CA) demand that they surrender all intellectual property rights to their photo coverage of the game raised grave concerns about press freedom, leaving them unable to report on the Test.

The row means the main agencies - Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Associated Press - cannot cover the Test beginning in Brisbane Thursday, restricting the ability of cricket fans around the world to follow the match.

The agencies are part of a coalition of more than 30 media organisations - including Getty Images, News Limited (parent company of the publisher of News.com.au), Fairfax and Australian Associated Press - set up to oppose CA's stance.

CA insists it holds the intellectual property rights to agency photographs taken at its venues, and that those photos cannot be re-sold without its permission.

In still-continuing negotiations with CA, the agencies have refused to hand over rights to the photos, saying it would set a dangerous precedent. They say they will not be able to cover the Test series unless the issue is resolved.

The agencies have rejected a compromise offer from CA under which they would pay a licensing fee for the sale of photographs, saying that would run counter to the fundamental principles of news coverage.

"AFP will not pay to report news,'' AFP chairman Pierre Louette said.

"The accreditation terms imposed by CA are making it impossible for news agencies to achieve the impartial and independent coverage that is our mission.

"We are alarmed that, in the name of maximising the commercial exploitation of international sporting events, Cricket Australia is violating fundamental principles such as the freedom of the press and turning its back on the news agencies - which give life to cricket in all its different manifestations all over the world, and have done so for decades.''

Cricket Australia said it was acting to protect the media rights that form its core revenue in a changing media landscape.

"Where cricket generates commercial value, we believe that some of it should be available for investment in the future of cricket,'' CA spokesman Peter Young said.

There have been a series of recent clashes between sporting bodies and media organisations, as sports administrators seek to maximise revenues from news content on platforms such as the internet and mobile phones.

Media staged a boycott of the Rugby World Cup in France earlier this year after the International Rugby Board placed severe limits on the number of photographs that could be transmitted on the internet.

The restriction was lifted only 90 minutes before the tournament kicked off.

Mr Young said he hoped world media would still cover the Test and described the latest dispute as "tactical discussions''.

"The broader global debate is probably not going to be resolved for several years, as all parties increasingly understand what this means for us in the new media world,'' he said.

[Oh When the Saints]

IMO there is no way they can stop you taking photographs for your own personal use of St Kilda players at training.

They can threaten all they like, but it's hot air.

Snap away.

[Armoooo]

IMO there is no way they can stop you taking photographs for your own personal use of St Kilda players at training.

They can threaten all they like, but it's hot air.

Snap away.

Exactly, you're not exactly going to get the SWAT team rocking up everytime you take a photo are you?