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The AP has no place on the Internet
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| It's becoming more and more and more clear that the Associated Press does not
| like the rules of the Internet and intends to resist them. That's actually
| pretty predictable when you think about it, because the Internet doesn't like
| the AP either.
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http://www.newsfuturist.com/2009/07/ap-has-no-place-on-internet.html
Recent:
How Reuters Should Be Responding To The AP's Suicide
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| Dear AP: your RSS feed is for syndicating your stories. If you don't want the
| content out there, don't syndicate the content!
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090724/1533155652.shtml
Associated Press Tries To DRM The News
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| DRM has failed in almost every instance it's been tried. Not only does it
| fail to actually prevent copying, it tends to piss off legitimate users and
| limit value rather than enhance it. And yet... people keep trying. But,
| honestly, I can't think of anything as pointless as the latest move from the
| Associated Press which appears to be an attempt to DRM the news
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090723/1858235640.shtml
History Lesson: Newspapers Haven't Charged For News In 180 Years
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090724/0306295645.shtml
Copyright in 561 AD
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| Most scholars will tell you, quite correctly, that the very first modern
| copyright law was the Statute of Anne. which was passed in 1710 in the
| Kingdom of Great Britain (now the United Kingdom). Prior to its passing,
| copyright was handled more by giving monopolies to publishers. The Statute of
| Anne had term limits, namely 21 years and a familiar goal, to promote the
| printing of new works.
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http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/07/24/copyright-in-561-ad/
Dear Newspapers: You Don't Have A Monopoly On Local News Coverage
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| And while they often do a superficial job, in many cases they really don't
| provide as useful or as thorough coverage as they could. And that's opened up
| the market to others -- both big and small. We've seen a bunch of stories
| about various "hyperlocal" startups growing up.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090723/0414085635.shtml
Newspapers' Plan For Survival: Charge Money, Beat Up On Craigslist And Keep
Repeating To Ourselves That We're Needed
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| There's been plenty of coverage about the potentially antitrust-violating
| meeting of newspaper execs in Chicago recently, and late last week reports
| came out about some of the recommendations put forth by the American Press
| Institute at that meeting. The API apparently handed out two whitepapers,
| both of which are amusing, only in that someone actually thinks they're
| useful. The first was effectively saying: "Craigslist really sucks, so let's
| try to beat up on Craigslist."
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090608/1724305171.shtml
Would Joint Action on Online Pricing Violate Antitrust Laws?
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| The under-the-radar meeting hosted by the Newspaper Association of America
| (NAA) Thursday brought together top newspaper executives to discuss various
| issues, including the much-debated topic of charging for online content.
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| Participants aren't commenting specifically on their discussions, but the
| summit raises the question: Can newspapers collectively decide to put content
| behind a pay wall? And if they did, would that violate antitrust laws?
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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003977926
Shhhh. Newspaper Publishers Are Quietly Holding a Very, Very Important Conclave
Today. Will You Soon Be Paying for Online Content?
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| Here's a story the newspaper industry's upper echelon apparently kept from
| its anxious newsrooms: A discreet Thursday meeting in Chicago about their
| future.
|
| "Models to Monetize Content" is the subject of a gathering at a hotel which
| is actually located in drab and sterile suburban Rosemont, Illinois; slabs of
| concrete, exhibition halls and mostly chain restaurants, whose prime reason
| for being is O'Hare International Airport. It's perfect for quickie,
| in-and-out conclaves.
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http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/james_warren/2009/05/shhhh_newspaper_publishers_are_quietly_holding_a_very_very_important_conclave_today_will_you_soon_be.php
Newspapers Gather In Secret (With An Antitrust Lawyer) To Collude Over Paywalls
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090528/1832395048.shtml
San Jose Mercury News: No One Reads Us Any More, So Let's Start Charging
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| Media News, the current owner of the Merc, has announced that it's now going
| to start charging for online access to the paper, which seems like a move
| destined to fail dismally (and quickly).
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090517/2210564914.shtml
Sony Pictures CEO: Nothing Good Has Come From The Internet
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| Perhaps part of the problem is the execs who work under him. Mathew Ingram
| points out that at a recent panel discussion the CEO of Sony Pictures,
| Michael Lynton, said: "I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come
| from the internet. Period."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090515/1301064900.shtml
Lawyers: To Save Newspapers, Let's Destroy Pretty Much Everything Else Good
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| That would be a massive reinterpretation of copyright law, and would
| effectively destroy much of what makes the internet useful. This proposal
| would make it illegal to index the web. It would outlaw search engines. Yes,
| for the sake of saving some outdated newspaper businesses, these lawyers wish
| to make it so that before a search engine can index any website, it needs to
| negotiate permission. This would kill the internet.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090517/0236594905.shtml
Why Are AGs Targeting Craigslist Rather Than Newspapers Or Other Websites?
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| With Craigslist caving on how it manages its "adult" ads, we've noted that
| some politicians are still angry, despite having been a part of the group
| that bought into the agreement Craigslist made with them six months ago.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090517/1225254907.shtml
Why Are Newspapers Exploiting The People They Cover?
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| When we recently wrote about yet another journalist complaining about how
| Google exploits their content, someone in the comments made a really salient
| point that should get wider exposure. If you go by the journalist's own
| logic, then the truth is that they are exploiting the newsmakers they cover.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090417/1544524544.shtml
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