Tim Pool Seeks Monopoly on Audio Broadcast in the Event Data Services Go Down – NATO Protest 2012
May 24, 2012 in Editorial, Headline, Occupy, Politics, Update, World News
Tim Pool Seeks Monopoly on Audio Broadcast in the Event Data Services Go Down - NATO Protest 2012
Having recently worked in and around the NATO protests in Chicago, we’re surprised to learn that self professed “fair and balanced” reporter @timcast , Tim Pool was trying to corner the market and get : A monopoly on audio broadcast in the event that data services went down and people were being prevented from live streaming. This report was witnessed by several other individuals.
Many people, from all over the world, thought they would be jamming or shut down internet and cellphones for months leading up to this event in Chicago, rumors had been circulating through various circles. It seemed to many people, that it would be standard practice for an event like this where military helicopters were flying through the loop in DT Chicago between skyscrapers, just weeks in advance, on training exercises.
The rumor that was floating around among many video streamers was that data services would be down during the protest, but that cell phone service itself would remain intact. There was a lot of speculation as to what this would mean, and many people [including Tim] involved in media efforts, were trying to figure out ways to work together towards solutions.
Tim was involved in trying to arrange for special favors, in his exact words, ”…then I could have a monopoly [on audio]…” This would have been broadcast in the event that data services went down and live video streaming was not an option.
We can also confirm that the independent media center was told they could no longer use his [ Tim 's ] video stream to re-broadcast coverage of NATO as they had been doing from various live video feeds from everyone around the country in attendance. There was not a single other streamer that had a problem with being re-broadcast. In fact, most people we talked to that were uploading video live or via other means were happy to freely share, so that the whole story could be seen from multiple points of view.
there is validity to Pool claim of data blocks, I asked quite a few officers about jamming devices almost all denied any such devices, 2 told me they do have the jammers set up and will only use them if things get out of hand…
It is true, DHS and other agencies always have this option ready at this point in time dwrocker1, however, why we find Tim’s reaction worth talking about is that he was seeking a monopoly on broadcast in the event it happened… even though there were upwards of 50 other livestreamers in town that could also relay audio transmissions about what was happening.. Purely capitalist agenda in a space that is clearly anti-corporate/capitalist is not gonna fly.
sure, the threat was real. everyone knew it. What tim said and did proves he is not with the cause, he is just trying to get paid to document it.
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