Photographer Ban Backfires on English Soccer Club

A ban on photographers covering home games of England's Southampton Football Club hit a snag after the Digital South photo agency pulled out of the deal. The club's original plan was to deny photographers press credentials for the new season, insisting that all news outlets negotiate for images from home games with Digital South.

But Digital South owner Robin Jones told the U.K. newspaper The Guardian over the weekend that he declined the deal. "I disagreed with their stance on a total ban of photographers from any media source," Jones said in a statement. "I voiced this opinion to the club and genuinely thought that the ban would not take place. It became clear to me on Thursday that this ban was indeed happening and so I rang the club to inform them of my decision to decline their offer.

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