[CQ-Contest] ARRL and Open Logs - Time for the next step?

[Eric Hilding]

Hans, K0HB, wrote:

 

In that vein, I believe that participant logs ought to be a private

transaction between the participant and the sponsor, and that "fair use" of

the log should not extend beyond that needed to score the contest.

 

Following that train of thought, then all major sporting associations (NFL,
etc.) should:

 

1.  Ban any video taping or digital recording for instant replay or later
re-broadcast of individual plays

2.  Make it mandatory that every spectator take a timed-release
"Anti-Memory" pill IN ADVANCE, that will erase any recollection of specific
plays

3.  Not post any interim event scores, but only 'Final Scores' at the end of
an event.

 

Better yet, conduct all major sporting events in top-secret locations with
NO spectators and NO TV or Radio play-by-play broadcasts or taping/digital
recording.  ONLY publish 'Final Scores' when the events are over (see #3
above).

 

Yeah, that should do it.

 

73.

 

Rick,  K6VVA * The Locust