Photographers object to MLB credential terms
The National Press Photographers Association is torqued at new requirements for getting credentials to shoot Major League Baseball games and practices. The vague and arbitrary guidelines allow the MLB to deny credentials to organizations it doesn't like, and the requirements restrict the number of pictures that can be posted online to seven. See NPPA
press release on this issue. This is becoming more and more of a problem with professional sports AND even high school sports. These franchises are trying to restrict the use of photos and video from their events so they can try to make money online, but at the same time they welcome the free publicity that comes with game coverage. News organizations need to take a stand on this. Ban together and say "no" to these agreements. Don't sign them. Sue them. And if that doesn't work, don't cover their events. We don't allow government to tell us what to do. Why should we let sports organizations control content?