This is, in many ways, very similar to what's happening with the CBC here in Canada. CTV outbid the CBC for broadcast rights, and their contract is so strict th

This is, in many ways, very similar to what's happening with the CBC here in Canada. CTV outbid the CBC for broadcast rights, and their contract is so strict that the CBC can't even use the Olympic footage for news segments until at least 24 hours has passed. It's complete and total nonsense, because in nearly any other context, fair-use provisions would apply. Somehow, because it's the Olympics, all rationality goes completely away.