From our newest site paidContent:UK: So it all ended, just like that. After the growing unrest and boycotts, the coalition of more than 40 news organizations abruptly ended the two-day boycott of the Rugby World Cup on Friday, hours before the opening game, with a last-minute compromise offered by sports organizers who relented on restrictions of using the picture taken at the venue and used online.
The Rugby Union earlier had restricted that the number of photographs used online to 20 during each half of matches, and after the settlement, it is now permitting news organizations to post online up to 200 still photographs during live matches, reports AP. More on PCUK here.
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