Olympics to Have Live Online Coverage, But Not For Americans 438
Rytsarsky writes "According to this AP story (mirror), live video from the Olympics will be viewable online. However, 'the footage will be highly restricted to protect lucrative broadcast contracts, which are sold by territory - $793 million paid by NBC alone. Web sites must employ technology to block viewers from outside their home countries, so U.S. Web surfers won't benefit from the BBC's live coverage. They'll have to settle for highlights posted after NBC broadcasts, which are already largely tape-delayed.'" Interestingly, this AP wire story was picked up by CNN.com (it was at this URL and this URL), ran for a few hours, and now has been removed - I guess CNN didn't think it was newsworthy. *shrug*
I guess CNN didn't think it was newsworthy. (Score:4, Funny)
Say Hello to Mr Anonymous Proxy Server (Score:3, Funny)
Re:MLB.com (Score:4, Funny)
Where do I return my geek card?
President Bush Says: (Score:1, Funny)
Re:This is what Open Proxies are for (Score:3, Funny)
Shhh, you're going to hurt NBC's feelings.
Re:This is what Open Proxies are for (Score:2, Funny)
Re:MLB.com (Score:5, Funny)
You can give it--as well as all the other contents of your wallet--to me, the Wallet Inspector.
Go slashdot! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:torrents? (Score:2, Funny)
certainly give us sweaty athletes..nothing is below them
Re:Go slashdot! (Score:5, Funny)
This just in, I-90 has been slashdotted!
Re:Thieves and Liars (Score:3, Funny)
*note sarcasim here
Re:Should this be YRO? (Score:1, Funny)
Your own fault for having that revolution (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is what Open Proxies are for (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Thank the Bush administration (Score:3, Funny)
Perhaps you meant 'glasnost'?
Re:1250 hours of coverage? I don't need the net. (Score:4, Funny)
Free means that you can leave this country at your own will to watch them live in Athens.
Re:Should this be YRO? (Score:3, Funny)
So basically, you're paying to the corporations so they can stop you from accessing the things you want without paying them more. And the same with your government (DMCA, and those anti-P2P laws we all know will pass sooner or later).
I see Americans are honoring the heritage of robber barons :).
Re:..but... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Your own fault for having that revolution (Score:3, Funny)
Why should they? Those furriners shouldn't have won anyways! Next time, they ought to change the rules to make sure a US'ian wins!
At least, that's how NBC sees it.
Re:Does anyone in the USA... (Score:4, Funny)
THINK OF THE CHILDREN !
hah!
Re:Thank the Bush administration (Score:2, Funny)
his SAT's? I wish people would stop
saying he's stupid or an idiot. Sure he
may have a speech inpediment but like millions
of other Americans he has found a way to succeed
regardless of that. Mr. Bush knows exactly
what he is doing. He is a very intelligent
man and it is his decision to disregard
the environment, squash scientific and medical
research, withhold basic human rights from
large subsects of the American population,
erode our constitutional liberties, and I also
believe (and have believed since the day he
was elected) that he ALWAYS had the intention
of invading Iraq. As for that often maligned
peice of legislation, the Patriot act...do
you really think that they really threw that
together all of a sudden as a result of
the terroist attacks in New York, Washington D.C.
and in Pennsylvania? Nope, they had that
ready and waiting for the opportunity to
introduce it and it would be likely to be passed.
Ask yourself...what were they waiting for.
Why did they introduce such a controversial
piece of legislation at the time of a national
crisus?
Bush knows exactly what he is doing.
I'm not going to stoop to calling him an
asshole or a jerk but I wonder why millions
of people are so fooled by this man. How
could a cretin fool so many people, to the
point they are willing to put their vote down
for him?