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Posts on ‘February 28th, 2007’

Louisiana Officials Backpedal on Photo Ban

New Orleans Times-Picayune: LHSAA rescinds block of photo sales. Calling the matter a misunderstanding, Louisiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Tommy Henry on Tuesday rescinded a policy that sought to block newspapers from selling to the public photographs taken at state athletic championships.

No misunderstanding: As noted yesterday, this was a flat-out attempt to monopolize picture-taking [...]

What Public Access Should be For

Ben Sheldon: The Future of Cable Access.
I believe that the important part of Cable Access Television is access. Access to:
* media production tools
* media distribution systems
* training to use them
* media literacy education to understand them
And all of this should be within the context of the needs of the local community.