Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Further Discussion of AP Nonsense

Jason Pitzl-Waters has a thoughtful and sharp essay about the Associated Press attempt to destroy Fair Use. It turns out that AP wants bloggers to pay for quoted material.

I hope people sue their pants, boxers, and socks off.
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  • 3 comments
aeazel

aeazel

June 18 2008, 05:41:32 UTC 13 years ago

...pay?

Dear lords, imagine academia if people had to suddenly pay for quoting someone.

...That may be a good idea, actually.
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

June 18 2008, 05:43:44 UTC 13 years ago

They don't mean everyone should be paid for being quoted, only AP should be paid by people quoting AP articles. Apparently the contracts start at about 5 words.

Bite my shiny metal ass. That's 5 words.
aeazel

aeazel

June 18 2008, 05:45:58 UTC 13 years ago

Oh, the academia was completely separate.

I was just pointing out a parallel. Quoting is how you get people to look at other sources and is how you bolster your own argument.

AP is just being stupid. Just finished Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Blossoms in which he points out quite astutely that the press has become big business and therefore could never be objective (which he says is impossible anyway).