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BRIAN FRANCE ADMITS ARTICLE FOUR PROVISION A "MISTAKE"

          NASCAR Senior VP/Marketing Brian France said NASCAR
     made a "mistake" in trying to control printed material and
     images from NASCAR events after the media objected to the
     wording on recently issued media credentials (See THE DAILY
     1/24), according to Mike Bianchi of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. 
     France said the credentials "had some bad wording": "We
     never intended to control the stories or film of the
     legitimate media. ... We are headed into new territory with
     the Internet and some other areas.  We were simply trying to
     protect our marketing rights.  We were trying to stop
     unauthorized commercial use.  Every other professional
     league does the same thing."  But Bianchi wrote, "What we
     have seen in the last few weeks is an organization that has
     clearly become too big for its bib overalls. ... This racing
     giant is attempting to get its tentacles on every
     potentially profitable aspect of its sport" (FL TIMES-UNION,
     2/13).  In Winston-Salem, Mike Mulhern noted that the "new
     language NASCAR has been trying to use in safeguarding its
     property rights has struck some raw nerves" and the "growing
     suspicion is that NASCAR may have signed away, perhaps
     unwittingly, more than it bargained for" with its new $2.4B
     TV deals with Fox and NBC/Turner.  Also, the "crux of the
     matter" is that NASCAR is "now trying to get a hand on some
     of the lucrative driver-team marketing rights."  Mulhern:
     "Now NASCAR may have to deal with more than it anticipated. 
     The media can always be placated, but drivers and owners may
     be a tougher sell" (WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 2/13).  In
     Nashville, Larry Woody wrote that there is "growing concern
     that NASCAR ... is getting power-hungry."  France: "We're
     not trying to control the media.  Frankly, we'd like to see
     the media take off the soft gloves more often and tackle
     some of the tough issues."  More France: "We heard that we
     would confiscate fans' cameras and video equipment.  That's
     nonsense" (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 2/12).  A BUSINESS JOURNAL
     OF CHARLOTTE editorial states, "The media plays a huge role
     in widening the public's interest in racing. ... The media
     needs to be free of constraints to continue that role" (THE
     BUSINESS JOURNAL OF CHARLOTTE, 2/11 issue).   
          

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