Assiacated Press Takes On Blogs And The Web
IF a website quotes from an Associated Press work, it is expected to pay a fee.
AP has sued Moreover, All Headline News (via), Viacom, and filed DMCA notices against The Drudge Retort for posting short excerpts of AP stories.
In a letter to Rogers Cadenhead, the owner of The Retort, the AP believes “the Drudge Retort users’ use of AP content does not fall within the parameters of fair use.”
Best just not to use them - they’re banned.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Does that apply to posters aswell?
June 17th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Opportunistic
Profiteering
Controlling
Moneygrubbing
…I’ll stop at 4 words, just in case AP have printed the above, followed by ‘bastards’ at some point, and I get stung for $12.50.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Mic
If we prove that we’ve used those word prior to their publication - do you think we can charge them?
June 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Now you’ve done it…
AP have almost certainly said “do you think we can charge them?”.
……that’s gonna cost yer missus!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
This could get very silly if we’re not careful.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
The 5th word is probably ‘Hopeful’; they have to be if they want to overturn the concept of fair use…
June 17th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
How about foreign languages?
Do AP publish in german?
So if we use only german words we should be alright.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Der munneegrubben pocketlinin scheisterren!
You mean like that?
June 18th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Mic
LOL
Just like that!
oops I’m sure I’ve heard that phrase before…