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Washington Redskins v. Steinberg [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 12:41

Summary

Threat Type: 

Correspondence

Date: 

10/01/2009

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Material Removed

Location: 

District of Columbia

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Other
According to Techdirt, a representative of the Washington Redskins football team requested that The Washington Post remove photos from Dan Steinberg's Post-hosted D.C. Sports Bog because of alleged violation of the Redskins' credentialing policy.  Steinberg published a post about... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Dan Steinberg; Washington Post

Type of Party: 

Large Organization

Type of Party: 

Individual
Large Organization
Media Company

Location of Party: 

  • District of Columbia

Location of Party: 

  • District of Columbia
Description

According to Techdirt [2], a representative of the Washington Redskins football team requested that The Washington Post remove photos from Dan Steinberg's Post-hosted D.C. Sports Bog [3] because of alleged violation of the Redskins' credentialing policy. 

Steinberg published a post about Redskins' fans' discontent with the team and its owner, Dan Snyder.  The post included photographs Steinberg took of fans at a Redskins game, in which the fans displayed their unhappiness with the team in various ways, including by wearing anti-Dan Snyder t-shirts.

The Washington Post removed the photos from Steinberg's blog in response to the request.  According to Cheap Seats Daily [4], the Post removed the photos because it did not want to jeapordize its access to the team.

Related Links: 

  • D.C. Sports Bog: Scenes From the Burgundy Revolution [5]
  • Washington City Paper - Cheap Seats Daily: Would Dan Snyder Censor Dan Steinberg's Photos of Censored Bags? [4]
  • Techdirt: Washington Redskins Won't Let Washington Post Blogger Show Photos of Upset Fans [2]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

The Washington Post: D.C. Sports Bog [3]

Content Type: 

  • Photo

Publication Medium: 

Blog

Subject Area: 

  • Newsgathering
  • Credentials
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • District of Columbia
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

CMLP Notes: 

EK - editing [10/22/2009]

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Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/washington-redskins-v-steinberg
[2] http://techdirt.com/articles/20091009/0110566471.shtml
[3] http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/
[4] http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/10/06/cheap-seats-daily-would-dan-snyder-censor-dan-steinbergs-photos-of-censored-bags/
[5] http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/10/scenes_from_the_burgundy_revol.html#more