own pictures<\/a> \u2013 available on the BCCI website \u2013 can be distributed.<\/p>\nThe News Media Coalition (NMC), an organisation that campaigns for press freedom, blasted the move as deplorable and warned it will hamper photos available to the public worldwide.<\/p>\n
NMC executive director Andrew Moger said: \u2018In our view, the BCCI’s move will hit fans and cricket sponsors alike. The BCCI has offered to make its own photographs available but this is no substitute for independent and objective press photography.’<\/p>\n
The Press Association (PA) has come out in support of the banned agencies by boycotting its photo coverage.<\/p>\n
A PA spokesperson told Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP): \u2018We are aware that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has taken the decision to deny access to representatives of picture agencies to its grounds. <\/p>\n\u2018As part of the News Media Coalition, and our supporting efforts to lift this threat to media freedom, the Press Association has taken the decision not to distribute images from the tour.<\/p>\n
\u2018Representations continue to be made to the cricket authorities in India to resolve this matter.’<\/p>\n
In a statement, Getty Images told AP it was seeking a \u2018swift solution’ and was in \u2018active dialogue’ with relevant parties.<\/p>\n
\u2018As one of the world’s largest photo agencies, we are incredibly dismayed that an attempt has been made by the BCCI to discriminate between editorial photo coverage and photo and text coverage of the tour.’<\/p>\n
The BCCI had yet to respond to an emailed request for comment at the time of writing, but in a statement issued to news outlets BCCI media manager Devendra Prabhudesai said: \u2018The BCCI has a policy not to accredit photo syndication services like Getty Images and other similar foreign and domestic agencies.<\/p>\n
\u2018We have no such problems with AFP, AP or Reuters since their text and photo service is for editorial use only.<\/p>\n
\u2018We have already explained our stand to the News Media Coalition.’<\/p>\n
The BCCI is known to be fiercely protective of intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n
It also controls the India Premier League (IPL), a brand estimated to be worth $2.99 billion.<\/p>\n
A \u2018public guidance’ document, displayed on the BCCI website, warns against commercial use of images, adding that \u2018still images and live or deferred footage of match play action constitute protected and proprietary IPL footage’.<\/p>\n
In a separate development, Sky Sports reportedly <\/a>refused to pay \u00a3500,000 demanded by the Indian cricket board for provision of commentary facilities at test match venues. <\/p>\nThe fee was in addition to money Sky pays for UK broadcast rights.<\/p>\n
Instead, live match commentary is being broadcast from Sky’s offices in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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