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Is Associated Press justified in protecting free use of its content by New Media?
Made Popular Jun 17 2008
The Associated Press has revived the Old Media-New Media fight by trying to draw a line between reference and reproduction. The 162-year-old news service created ripples, not for the first time, last week by legally demanding the Drudge Retort to remove seven posts containing its snippets saying it was a copyright infringement. The AP will now discuss the matter with representatives of a bloggers group Thursday to devise strict guidelines telling what is acceptable and what isn’t, over and above what the law says is acceptable.
Techcruch says, “Here’s Our New Policy On A.P. stories: They’re Banned”.
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AP must be charged for gaining entrance in any form of press conference not to miss, the people must ask for payment when the same (AP) wishes to quote what someone says.
Internet is the only platform that synchronizes different view points and there is possibility that this kind of move may create monopoly among the hands of a few.
Internet is the only platform that synchronizes different view points and there is possibility that this kind of move may create monopoly among the hands of a few.
(Global Perspectives)
Why does not the Associated Press, a premier news agency in the world realise that encouraging piracy is productive to the item, brand or organisation who fall victim to the old game of piracy.
If the AP allows free links to its news products, such a move would enhance the number of eyeballs to the AP news feeds. Microsoft succeeded in thwarting the legitimate attempts by the Linux to present itself as the rival to the Microsoft and that too free. Microsoft, in fact, encourages piracy of its software programmes, making them more tempted.
If the AP allows free links to its news products, such a move would enhance the number of eyeballs to the AP news feeds. Microsoft succeeded in thwarting the legitimate attempts by the Linux to present itself as the rival to the Microsoft and that too free. Microsoft, in fact, encourages piracy of its software programmes, making them more tempted.
(Global Perspectives)
Internet is the only medium in the history of civilization that the commonest of the people can read what the people world over are saying. Similarly he can write his views to an unversal audience.
It is nothing sort of a revolution as far as individual rights are concerned. Now money is going to stifle that breath of fresh air.
It is nothing sort of a revolution as far as individual rights are concerned. Now money is going to stifle that breath of fresh air.
(Global Perspectives)
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I unreservedly condemn these steps by AP. If it wants to make more money, I am sure there are thousand and one other ways of doing so.
Blocking free access to bloggers is a shoddy way of doing things. Learn from Google, AP. It has become a massive giant by giving unprecedented facilities (all free) to bloggers.
AP is going the wrong way.