That's not true, if it's on CNN, it's considered press coverage.
--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
>
> > Well, most events will issue press credentials, which are by application
> > only, and the event planners can DENY credentials to anyone. So if
> > you're CNN and the VCF declines to give you a press admittance, you
> > could still enter as a member of the public, but presumably VCF would
> > have been smart enough to have some fine print stating that members of
> > the publics' photos cannot be used for commercial gain, in which case
> > CNN would be illegally using its show admittance ticket.
>
> Again, this comes down to whether they were using the photo as content for
> their show, as opposed to doing press coverage. From what I've heard so
> far, it doesn't sound like it fell under press coverage.
>
> --
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
> Festival
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