Zeno Swijtink
07-12-2008, 05:58 PM
After a bit of controversy, the Associated Press begins a dialogue with
bloggers about posting articles and other materials on weblogs
AP Takes on Drudge Retort Over Copyright Use
https://www.pbs.org/idealab/2008/06/ap-seeks-to-define-fair-use-fo.html
Drudge Retort Highlights 'Fair Use' Uncertainties
https://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/if-ap-is-right.html
Here's Our New Policy in A.P. Stories: They're Banned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2008/06/16/AR2008061600340.html
Drudge Retort
https://www.drudge.com/
Media Bloggers Association
https://www.mediabloggers.org/
The Fair Use Network [pdf]
https://fairusenetwork.org/
Like much of the Internet, the blogosphere is a bit like the Old West. The
casual user might come across everything from weblogs dedicated to maudlin
images of kittens to vigorous discussions of the gold standard. Of course,
from time to time, bloggers will post material that may include copyrighted
material. While this remains very murky legal territory, a number of major
organizations have filed legal motions in order to protect their
intellectual property. Recently, the Associated Press (AP) asked the Drudge
Retort website to remove various items that contained quotations from their
articles, and this motion set off an intense flurry of commentary from legal
experts, media commentators, and others. The Drudge Retort is a left-leaning
site, which was started as a parody of the very well known Drudge Report,
run by conservative pundit, Matt Drudge. Interestingly enough, the AP
announced early this week that they would be consulting with a number of
professional organizations, including the Media Bloggers Association, in
order to determine some basic guidelines for quoting their articles and
other materials. Rogers Cadenhead, who owns the Drudge Retort, remarked,
"There are millions of people sharing links to news articles on blogs,
message boards and sites like Digg. If the A.P. has concerns that go all the
way down to one or two sentences of quoting, they need to tell people what
they think is legal and where the boundaries are." [KMG]
The first link will take users to a piece from David Ardia of PBS's Idea Lab
about the recent imbroglio between the Associated Press and the Drudge
Retort. The second link leads to another piece of commentary on the subject
from Wired's David Kravets. Moving on, the third link leads to an
impassioned piece form Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com (writing in this
Monday's Washington Post) about the recent actions taken by the Associated
Press. The fourth link will take users directly to the homepage of the
Drudge Retort. The fifth link leads to the Media Bloggers Association
website, where visitors can learn about their advocacy efforts on behalf of
bloggers and citizen journalists. Finally, the last link will take users to
the very fine Fair Use Network website, which provides detailed primers on
copyright law, the fair use of copyright works, and trademark law. [KMG]
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
https://scout.wisc.edu/
bloggers about posting articles and other materials on weblogs
AP Takes on Drudge Retort Over Copyright Use
https://www.pbs.org/idealab/2008/06/ap-seeks-to-define-fair-use-fo.html
Drudge Retort Highlights 'Fair Use' Uncertainties
https://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/if-ap-is-right.html
Here's Our New Policy in A.P. Stories: They're Banned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2008/06/16/AR2008061600340.html
Drudge Retort
https://www.drudge.com/
Media Bloggers Association
https://www.mediabloggers.org/
The Fair Use Network [pdf]
https://fairusenetwork.org/
Like much of the Internet, the blogosphere is a bit like the Old West. The
casual user might come across everything from weblogs dedicated to maudlin
images of kittens to vigorous discussions of the gold standard. Of course,
from time to time, bloggers will post material that may include copyrighted
material. While this remains very murky legal territory, a number of major
organizations have filed legal motions in order to protect their
intellectual property. Recently, the Associated Press (AP) asked the Drudge
Retort website to remove various items that contained quotations from their
articles, and this motion set off an intense flurry of commentary from legal
experts, media commentators, and others. The Drudge Retort is a left-leaning
site, which was started as a parody of the very well known Drudge Report,
run by conservative pundit, Matt Drudge. Interestingly enough, the AP
announced early this week that they would be consulting with a number of
professional organizations, including the Media Bloggers Association, in
order to determine some basic guidelines for quoting their articles and
other materials. Rogers Cadenhead, who owns the Drudge Retort, remarked,
"There are millions of people sharing links to news articles on blogs,
message boards and sites like Digg. If the A.P. has concerns that go all the
way down to one or two sentences of quoting, they need to tell people what
they think is legal and where the boundaries are." [KMG]
The first link will take users to a piece from David Ardia of PBS's Idea Lab
about the recent imbroglio between the Associated Press and the Drudge
Retort. The second link leads to another piece of commentary on the subject
from Wired's David Kravets. Moving on, the third link leads to an
impassioned piece form Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com (writing in this
Monday's Washington Post) about the recent actions taken by the Associated
Press. The fourth link will take users directly to the homepage of the
Drudge Retort. The fifth link leads to the Media Bloggers Association
website, where visitors can learn about their advocacy efforts on behalf of
bloggers and citizen journalists. Finally, the last link will take users to
the very fine Fair Use Network website, which provides detailed primers on
copyright law, the fair use of copyright works, and trademark law. [KMG]
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
https://scout.wisc.edu/