AP Battles Blogs

The Associated Press' attempt to control bloggers has resulted in a big (sort of) mea culpa.

 
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  • Posted By: loriw @ 06/22/2008 3:54:11 PM

    Comment: I do have to say that those bloggers that cut and paste the same post to every blog for every article are annoying. If you can't respond directly to the content of the article or to another post your just wasting the reader's time. One person reapeatedly and randomly posted a quote from HRC to one article. Fortunately, bloggers got her to quit. Be pertinent or be quiet. Report abusive language or clearly abusive material.
    That's why I prefer newseek's blogs because you can report abuse.

  • Posted By: thebillenator @ 06/19/2008 4:18:55 PM

    Comment: There are a couple of big issues at play.

    First this isn't just a 'Blogging" issue. It directly impacts all online communication.

    Second is "fair use" and in general the AP is looking like it is trying to force the online community into accepting draconian licensing that is arguably not required. This is especially bad since the AP routinely paraphrases, excerpts and lifts content for the news articles they publish.. Bloggers are publishing proof
    There are a couple of big issues at play.

    First this isn't just a 'Blogging" issue. It directly impacts all online communications.

    Second is "fair use" and in general the AP is looking like it is trying to force the online community into accepting draconian licensing that is arguably not required. This is especially bad since the AP liberally paraphrases, excerpts and lifts content for the news articles they publish from others.. including from the blogs, but also from other news papers and news entities.

    Third: What you don't mention is that AP has online forms that claim to pay for using more than four words of text.. So the AP has essentially set a defacto standard that to them fair use is four words of text. Using five or more will cost you $12.50 to $100. This is eyebrow raising and to be blunt, no company gets to set what is fair use.

    Fourth: Given the shown behaviour of AP using other's work they look like hypocrites. They need to abide by the exact same standards.. They're not special.

    No wonder people are mad...

 
 
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