Take that, NFL

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Melissa Worden

So we all know by now that the NFL has limited video clips to no more than 45 seconds per day. In case you need a reminder, here’s what the Washington Post reported in June:

In a move designed to protect the Internet operations of its 32 teams, the pro football league has told news organizations that it will no longer permit them to carry unlimited online video clips of players, coaches or other officials, including video that the news organizations gather themselves on a team’s premises. News organizations can post no more than 45 seconds per day of video shot at a team’s facilities, including news conferences, interviews and practice-field reports.

Well, the Associated Press Photo Managers reports that Indianapolis Star photographers have found a loophole by creating video-like multimedia that they’re calling audio slideshows. You can see them here:

>> Colts’ fans in Houston
>> Colts’ fans in Nashville

It’s an innovative resolution, but it quickly gives me a headache. I could barely sit through both and was grateful for the still-photo intermissions. Readers who aren’t familiar with the ruling or simply don’t care may tire of the new format. But the newspaper says they’re more popular than the videos.

There isn’t any discussion on the APPM forum yet. Too bad. I’m quite curious about what others think.

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