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Unnecessary Permission Granted
Any rebroadcast, reproduction, retransmission or other use of the pictures and accounts of this game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball is strictly prohibited.
Every sports fan has heard the phrase (or some variation) so many times that they probably no longer hear it. But, really, any reproduction? If Commissioner Selig gives the go-ahead, it's a trap? The local news can't show a clip when reporting on the game? What if they are reporting on the quality of the broadcast?
But has anyone ever taken them seriously? Merrit Bettineski of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer decided to take them seriously and got a hilariously deadpan answer.
(Via Can't Stop the Bleeding)
Posted by Charles Star on 09/27/2005 | Permalink
Comments
That is funny. I remember one summer I worked at the Salvation Army. The Bulls had just won their third title. This coworker was telling me that tapes of the series would be worth a lot of money. I briefly mentioned this was illegal but in retrospect this was before DVD. Perhaps he too had obtained a letter.
Posted by: Jearold | Sep 28, 2005 10:51:18 AM
Wow that is hysterical
Posted by: fairest | Sep 28, 2005 11:23:28 AM
That is hilarious, but at least they granted the permission!
Posted by: Rev. Tim | Sep 28, 2005 11:56:55 AM
it only took them six days to grant the permission! that's amazing. MLB must have too many employees in the commissioner's office.
Posted by: dickumbrage | Sep 29, 2005 11:57:34 AM
