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The Associated Press and fair use on the Web

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Posted Sunday, 15 June 2008, 21:36 HST @233

So the Associated Press thinks they can stop web sites from linking to AP stories. Sounds like an overeager lawyer dug a hole for themselves, or just forgot about the fair use doctrine. After all, the AP is a major supplier of news content to Google, Yahoo, CNN, and almost every major newspaper in the United States.

See Tech Crunch for more details.

Update 16 June 2008: The New York Times has a long discussion about the AP’s reaction to a proposed blog boycott of the AP. 

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Tags: blogging, copyright, fair-use, Google, news, USA, web, Yahoo
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  • 1 billsoNo Gravatar // Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 13:47 HST @907

    It’s sad that I have to link to an AP report for an update, but the Associated Press is meeting with the Media Bloggers Association to develop a fair use agreement.

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