(See update: May 16, 2007 — “Floyd Landis hearing now live and on video replay — really” … the video streaming is up and running as of Wednesday. Check the details at the above link.)
The US Anti-Doping Agency vs. Floyd Landis hearings, which began Monday at Pepperdine University in Malibu, will be made available for viewing online at the conclusion of the days' proceedings.
Almost from the start, the Landis defense team has sought total visibility for the process used to try athletes for doping allegations. Making the videos available through Courtroom View Network is the latest manifestation of that.
To access the video, go to FloydLandis web streaming page and login with “Username: FLandis and Password: WrAse7A5”.
Update: Try as I might, I was unable to get this to work Monday evening; maybe there are limited connections. Good luck to you. There's a lot of discussion about the video feed at the Daily Peloton Forums. At the risk of sending you down another blind alley, try this forum users' method:
I got it opened by going tohttp://www.courtroomview.com/and then putting the NEW code;CORRECTED PASSWORDS:http://www.floydfairnessfund.orgUsername: FFfund
Password: Tu8UseVAwww.floydlandis.com
Username: FLandis
Password: WrAse7A5
Meanwhile, Trust but Verify is publishing running commentary on the case, which will be heard almost daily through May 23, from the pressroom outside the hearing.
See more information about the video streaming at Trust but Verify “Hearing Video Stream” and Quickrelease.tv.
A press release at FloydLandis.com says:
“…Landis, the 2006 Tour de France champion, has invoked for the first time a rule of the American Arbitration Association – the legal body that presides over athlete doping cases – that allows for athletes contesting doping charges to request that their hearing be made open to the public.
“… As part of Floyd’s unprecedented campaign to mount a public defense in his efforts to retain his 2006 Tour de France title and exercise his right to a public hearing, the proceedings will be streamed online via Courtroom View Network …
The press release quotes Landis:
“Since the first day of this case, I have been concerned about my ability to get a fair hearing. When I learned that I could request that a hearing in my case be opened to the public, my immediate response was that it is something that I have to do. Let the public decide for themselves. They will see that I won the Tour de France fair and square. Now, thanks to the public nature of these proceedings, the sports world will be watching, the taxpayers and legislators that fund USADA will be watching, and the Panel’s colleagues in the legal and arbitration profession will be looking to see their commitment to handing down a fair decision based on the facts and on the science as provided by both sides, all of which demonstrates that I won the Tour fairly and cleanly. In doing so, they will make a decision that stands the test of time and history by helping change the system for the good of all athletes who have to go through this in the future. “
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