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Implications of the AP licensing scheme
So, the AP has in the past made a big deal about holding on to the rights to every tiny little bit of what they right (essentially denying that fair use even exists). Who better than those snarky peeps at Woot to call them on the implications of such a scheme?
Should signing a petition be a confidential act?
The Supreme Court has accepted a new case on to its docket concerning the constitutionality of a Washington State law being used as the basis to publish the names of signers of a petition to restrict gay rights.
Obama's newest FOIA-related order a boon for historians
President Obama came into office pledging greater openness, and his latest executive order seems to directly speak to that pledge — though it will likely benefit historical investigations especially.
Google responds to publishers
According to Rob Salkowitz of Internet Evolution, in the so-called Hamburg Declaration issued July 9, publishers argued that services like Google are “using the work of authors, publishers and broadcasters without paying for it.”
Judge Posner: Expand copyright to protect newspapers?
Judge Posner recently suggested that copyright law might need to be expanded to protect the news industry, including barring linking to copyrighted content or paraphrasing it.
Journalism and Ethical Blogging
Bloggers who maintain high standards of ethics have the potential to contribute for the benefit of us all. How can one translate the traditional code of journalist ethics into blogging terms? Cyber Journalist has a proposal that makes sense, and I recommend you read and consider it.
Journalist Shield Laws and Bloggers
Image via Wikipedia Should so-called “shield laws,” intended to provide protection for journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources, apply to bloggers? The current answer seems to be “no,” although the question must be asked on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction … Continued
What You Write Could Get You Sued
Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife From the Wall Street Journal comes an article cheerfully titled Bloggers, Beware: What You Write Can Get You Sued – WSJ.com Be careful what you post online. You could get sued. In March 2008, … Continued
Saving Newspapers by Changing the Law
Image by Getty Images via Daylife In an article entitled, Lawyers: To Save Newspapers, Let’s Destroy Pretty Much Everything Else Good, the always-interesting Techdirt reacts to a recent Washington Post opinion piece about “saving” newspapers, and argues, “It’s time to … Continued
YouTube as a PR Outlet
The Flack posts an insightful look into the use of YouTube for PR battles in article entitled “The Beeb Battles Back“: One technique we used to counter the news program’s growing quest for drama entailed taping the taping. In exchange … Continued
Top 10 Steps to Make the U.S. House More Open
The Open House Project is working to open up the U.S. House to new technologies of Web-based access: We’re trying to find the least intrusive ways to open up the House, the low-hanging fruit where the internet and Congressional procedures … Continued
