IOC’s restraint of speech and trade
: The International Olympic Committee is barring competitors, coaches, anybody involved in the games from blogging them. As if they have a chance in hell of stopping it.
The International Olympic Committee is barring competitors, as well as coaches, support personnel and other officials, from writing firsthand accounts for news and other Web sites.
An exception is if an athlete has a personal Web site that they did not set up specifically for the Games.
The IOC