I say it's bullying, and I say to hell with it

More on the Saga of Ken Jennings. As speculation swirled regularly for the last few months on just when KenJen's reign as Jeopardy champion would end, much of it pretty open about the $2.5 million figure that was touted as the benchmark, Sony Corporation, which owns Jeopardy, was strangely silent. In fact, radio spots run on Air America over last weekend and on Monday and Tuesday made it pretty clear that Ken's time was nigh. James Zambon even notes that the venerable Washington Post spoiled the outcome in their November 30 morning edition.



But when long-time blogger Jason Kottke posted an audio clip and redacted transcript of the Ultimate Moment, it wasn't enough for Sony to simply ask Kottke politely to take the clip down (which he did, when asked), now Sony is taking legal action.



Kottke, a longtime blogger who was profiled in no less than The New Yorker is now considering shutting down his blog rather than deal with this kind of bullshit. Meanwhile, the Detroit Free Press reports that WMAZ-TV in Macon Georgia, ran the End of Ken four days early when a technician popped in the wrong tape. Somehow I don't think Sony is going after them.