Comments on: How Much Excerpting of the News Is Acceptable? http://www.slaw.ca/2009/03/02/how-much-excerpting-of-the-news-is-acceptable/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Connie Crosby http://www.slaw.ca/2009/03/02/how-much-excerpting-of-the-news-is-acceptable/comment-page-1/#comment-703290 Connie Crosby Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:50:12 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=6867#comment-703290 Very true. There was someone (I now can't remember who) who includes a cite and link on every blog post for that reason, stating the source of the post because he had posts stolen from his blog so many times. Very true. There was someone (I now can't remember who) who includes a cite and link on every blog post for that reason, stating the source of the post because he had posts stolen from his blog so many times.

]]> By: Doug Cornelius http://www.slaw.ca/2009/03/02/how-much-excerpting-of-the-news-is-acceptable/comment-page-1/#comment-703288 Doug Cornelius Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=6867#comment-703288 Connie - I think there is a big difference between grabbing the headline with an excerpt (like Google news) and grabbing the full post (thieves). The headline and excerpt drives traffic to the originating story and website. The full post reproduction does not. We bloggers do not ask for much. Some traffic and an occasional comment. Just enough to let us know that someone is listening. The reproduction of the full post takes even that away. It seems pretty clear to me that reproducing the full post on another website is a violation of US copyright law. Connie –

I think there is a big difference between grabbing the headline with an excerpt (like Google news) and grabbing the full post (thieves). The headline and excerpt drives traffic to the originating story and website. The full post reproduction does not.

We bloggers do not ask for much. Some traffic and an occasional comment. Just enough to let us know that someone is listening. The reproduction of the full post takes even that away.

It seems pretty clear to me that reproducing the full post on another website is a violation of US copyright law.

]]> By: Connie Crosby http://www.slaw.ca/2009/03/02/how-much-excerpting-of-the-news-is-acceptable/comment-page-1/#comment-703216 Connie Crosby Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:52:33 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=6867#comment-703216 I agree, Stephen, it feels like they are trying to use the Copyright legislation to back them up, but it is less about copyright and more about the newspapers trying to find a workable business model in the age of new media. They are trying different tactics, but have not yet hit the right balance. If there is a right balance, that is. I agree, Stephen, it feels like they are trying to use the Copyright legislation to back them up, but it is less about copyright and more about the newspapers trying to find a workable business model in the age of new media. They are trying different tactics, but have not yet hit the right balance. If there is a right balance, that is.

]]> By: Stephen Michael Kellat http://www.slaw.ca/2009/03/02/how-much-excerpting-of-the-news-is-acceptable/comment-page-1/#comment-703215 Stephen Michael Kellat Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:44:04 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=6867#comment-703215 This Week in Tech #184 had an interesting bit of discussion as to this at the start. The law may not be the problem. Part of the perceived decline of newspapers in the US, besides the loss of revenue due to Craigslist, is that all that is happening is the minor repackaging of Reuters/AP/UPI/whoever content. Excerpting may work well for Ariana Huffington's group blog but people in the US seem to crave instead unique perspectives. If the newspaper is no different from Reuters online, why read the newspaper? As a business decision, content producers are seriously keeping that in mind. Building unique perspectives is hard when it feels like your efforts are diluted. With complicated legislation in the matter the ball is in play with no clear victor in sight. This Week in Tech #184 had an interesting bit of discussion as to this at the start. The law may not be the problem. Part of the perceived decline of newspapers in the US, besides the loss of revenue due to Craigslist, is that all that is happening is the minor repackaging of Reuters/AP/UPI/whoever content. Excerpting may work well for Ariana Huffington's group blog but people in the US seem to crave instead unique perspectives.

If the newspaper is no different from Reuters online, why read the newspaper? As a business decision, content producers are seriously keeping that in mind. Building unique perspectives is hard when it feels like your efforts are diluted. With complicated legislation in the matter the ball is in play with no clear victor in sight.

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