[flanker7]

This could get interesting.

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In the short term, I'm sure we all want to see the video. In the long term... well, we all know what happened to The Naked Mile. I don't expect that will happen here, as NM only disappeared because of a university administration stepping in and putting an end to it; if the kids had their way they'd still be running naked every year and throwing things at the camera crews. The vast majority of WNBR riders (as we can tell from the photographs) don't mind being photographed, and in fact many seem to welcome it. If you check the facebook pages from the various rides, the posting of photo galleries is a highly anticipated part of the experience.

This whole DVD controversy nicely illustrates the WNBR's ambivalence about photography. If you look at the Philly WNBR page, the same people that are posting photos are also condemning the DVD. Obviously the devil here is in the details. Take and post pictures of me for fun and you're my friend; take and post pictures of me for profit and you're my enemy. Some may think that's a distinction without a difference, but understand the logic. The potential for exploitation here is a clear and present danger to what these events are all about. I kind of like the status of WNBR video/photography right where it is: restrained and respectful, and fully in step with the fun, sexy and socially conscious spirit of the event itself.