Freedom of Speech? Not with the IOC. Athlete bloggers at the upcoming Winter Olympics http://www.vancouver2010.com. Big brother the IOC is watching. Just because you are representing your country don’t think for a second you are allowed to tell the world about it…well you can but you have to watch your words and photos. http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1433.pdf. For starters you can't call it “My Olympic Blog”, the athletes cant be getting paid to post something because that is reporting, the blog can't have advertising. The IOC condsiders blogging “personal expression” but that expression must be restricted to personal experiences. No Olympic symbols, no sounds or moving images, no action photos, no opening or closing ceremony pics and no photos of other people without their permission. What about Facebook and Twitter? I am sure there is another whole list of do’s and don’t’s for those….shouldn't the IOC worry about more important things than athletes promoting the Games and giving more press and attention to an already overhyped event?
Scott
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