05/03/2024
Just saw this on Eurodressage. Wow....but it doesn't talk about spectators taking footage? Crazy.
"It is unclear whether the FEI has made this decision for commercial purposes (with a financial stake involved for (videoing/streaming) "Rights Holders") or whether this is the FEI's attempt to control the visual message of the sport now that the sport is so much under fire with animal welfarist."
The FEI has whipped up a storm with its updated "Non-rights Holders’ Guidelines for Publishing on Social Media at FEI Named Events." These guidelines were updated on 12 February 2024 but only as of today got spread amongst press and stakeholders