Comments on: AP: On second thought, maybe we like Internet traffic

By: internet traffic

internet traffic — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:25:14 +0000

internet traffic…

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By: ChenZhen

ChenZhen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:34:26 +0000

I know I’m no scholar of copyright law, but are they referring to all bloggers, or only those who generate ad revenue?

By: The HiWired Blog

The HiWired Blog — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:41:35 +0000

Live by the link die by the link…

Looks like the AP is finding out live by fair use and die by fair use. It all started here: I’m currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge Retort users linking to its……

By: LaMonte

LaMonte — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:36:49 +0000

I have decided to just ignore anything from the Associated Press — it’s not that hard as there are other news services. Here is a quote of another party:
“… So here’s our new policy on A.P. stories: they don’t exist. We don’t see them, we don’t quote them, we don’t link to them. They’re banned…”
Unfortunately, I don’t see a way to block them from my Google searches yet [maybe sometime I will be able to do so as they are obscene in my view]; so I often have to check down to another source.
Something anyone can do, by the way.

By: DavePa

DavePa — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:26:59 +0000

That’s the ONLY way to get the attention of these arrogant and insular pseudo-journalism entities. Kick ‘em in the adverti$ing revenue.

AP is also one of the most egregious violaters of honest journalism concerning the Iraq War. Lying by omission about the war has been and continues to be systematic on their part. Bad news – GOOD; good news – “what good news?”

By: bloviator

bloviator — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:26:39 +0000

Nothing ideological about this.

You can bet the AP’s first response originated from some arrogant dope in Legal.

Then the VP of Advertising showed those morons how much ad revenue they stood to lose.

By: whitetop

whitetop — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:21:53 +0000

Liberals found a nonexistent right to privacy (and thus, baby killing) in the constitution; now they’re after a nonexistent property right. Before long, you won’t even be able to say, “news” because AP will claim to have invented the word.

By: MNDavenotPC

MNDavenotPC — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:15:10 +0000

I’d love to see the AP vanish from the earth, then watch the newspapers of all stripes go nuts! The reporters and editors would actually have to work.

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:47:10 +0000

AP and ‘honest reporting’ is an oxymoron.

By: wepeople

wepeople — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:30:35 +0000

Rush Limbaugh is presently talking about the AP. They are an evil 5th column in this country and anything we the people can do to turn them around is worthy of all efforts. Get your minds in gear bloggers and let’s get them.

By: snapped shot

snapped shot — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:25:55 +0000

AP Goons Attack Drudge Retort…

Soccer Dad tipped me to this on Thursday, but I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and go into detail on it until now:

Apparently, the legal department over at the Associated Press—Hi there, Priti!—has issued another legal threat to an onl…

By: petefrt

petefrt — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:51:04 +0000

AP’s political activism seems more emboldened with each passing day.

By: Rovin

Rovin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:24:15 +0000

“Some bloggers copy most or all of the article, which does violate the copyright protection afforded the publishers of the article, and the AP has every right to challenge that practice in court.”

Ed,

It’s my understanding that I can copy anything in its entirety for my own personnal archives, (because it’s in the public domain), but re-publishing complete articles is a no-no. I have to assume this is what you meant about “copyright protection”???

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:20:10 +0000

Web Reconnaissance for 06/16/2008…

A short recon of whats out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often….

By: Maxx

Maxx — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:18:24 +0000

The world would be a better place without The Associated Press.

By: RBMN

RBMN — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:51:51 +0000

If the genuine AP site (or any news service) really wants more links, what they could do is refrain from moving their stories off to a paid archive. If bloggers know that their url citations will have the longest shelflife from the genuine AP site, not a newspaper site, then they might seek out the original AP link and use that.

By: MadisonConservative

MadisonConservative — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:48:27 +0000

Congratulations on showing the AP who really has the power. I’m sure MSNBC will be lamenting this pretty soon.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:44:08 +0000

I suppose it’s not an easy call for those looking to pass on news stories for the benefit of their blog, but from the chair of my office it is easier: I wouldn’t link to these lying propagandists in the first place.

Isn’t there another way to pay the bills? (I ask that, fully aware that there may not be…)

By: CommentGuy

CommentGuy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:37:46 +0000

Very few linkers went back directly to the AP site itself, but more likely to a newspaper or other outlet that was carrying the AP feed.

If I ever linked them in a comment I used nothing more than probably the same two line snippet they include in the RSS feeds of their site.

This will be walked back from (it is already happening and new ‘guidelines’ are to be released)

They should worry more about the quality of their content than this issue they chose to jump on.

By: fogw

fogw — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:34:43 +0000

“The Associated Press tried rewriting the concept of fair use last week ….”

Will they be rewriting the concept of honest reporting anytime soon?