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Equipment & Techniques => Pro Business Discussion => Topic started by: Deardorff on November 01, 2013, 10:29:12 pm

Title: Where to find court info on 'press access' for Blogs & Internet sites?
Post by: Deardorff on November 01, 2013, 10:29:12 pm

Here in North Dakota the High School Activities Assn refuses to issue press passes or access passes to internet reporting sites and reps.

We have a High School Sports site that covers the State, has reporting spots with a number of radio stations and does a good job. Can't get access passes for tournaments.

We have BEK sports TV broadcast network. A cable network that broadcasts a few hundred games a year. They also broadcast a State Tournament last year - and all their camera operators and people had to PAY to get into the venuw - the Assn would not issue passes - even tho BEK PAID the High School Assn for broadcast rights to the event.

I know some States have already been through this. Where do I find information on court cases and policies so we can put it together to present to our State association? Would like to do that before hitting them with a few dozen open records requests prior to filing legal action to get this squared away.

Title: Re: Where to find court info on 'press access' for Blogs & Internet sites?
Post by: byarvin on November 02, 2013, 10:15:30 am

Deardorff:

By far and away, your best bet is to check with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. A group that specializes in this sort of thing. If you contact a nearby office, they should be able to find a lawyer or law student who can help you. In my experience, a member - or the boss or professor of a member - can make a phone call or write a letter and set things right in a matter of minutes.

http://www.vlany.org/legalservices/vladirectory.php

Best of luck and have many future great shoots!