Online copyright dispute
An American copyright dispute has ramifications for online news providers around the world.
Associated Press (AP) has accused online news aggregator Drudge Retort of violating copyright in its publication of story excerpts.
Website publisher Rogers Cadenhead explains his position here and AP responds to criticism of its legal action here.
It’s an interesting topic because blogs around the world quote newspaper articles to create discussion. Aggregators fall into a slightly different category, so I have some empathy with AP in that respect.
A blog quoting an article and linking back to the source is okay, in my book. An aggregator gives a snapshot of the news, which is all many people want, and thereby potentially pulls traffic from the content originator.
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