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[...] Who is the Associated Press after? Zachary Seward at the Nieman Journalism Lab is doing an incredible job tracking down and refining what the Associated Press’s plan are regarding aggregators. I obviously have an interest in this topic, so it’s been very good to watch Mr. Seward pin them down. [...]

It is no secret that AP and old school media totally got it wrong when it came to the web. Many in paleo-media viewed the web as nothing more than a fad…

Old world media (this includes the AP) got left behind and entire new business models passed them by and now they are no longer the gatekeepers.

However I believe that the AP has been acting badly… They’ve filed lawsuits. sent outrageous DMCA and legal demands etc. From what I read on the DMCA and the actual posts in question I would argue that they fall squarely in the realm of fair use.

What this looks more and more like is that the AP considers that they are entitled to “Own the news”, Not just the expression of the news but the “facts of the day” or as AP’s chief strategist called it “conversation of the day” as well. This is confirmed by your conversation with Srinandan Kasi.. because it seems to me the moment you start monetizing then the Associated Press will want their cut.

What it looks and smells like to me is that the AP is trying to strong arm and coerce bloggers, the aggregators and online news into accepting terms that no court would ever grant them. The AP is probably willing to bet that not too many people have the resources to mount what would be an expensive fight.

In the end.. it’s all about the money…dontcha know.

Maybe we should turn the tables and require the AP and its members to compensate everyone else when they take content.

The judge in the case tossed the unfair competition and trademark claims as “lacked factual support”. Read his rulings on the motions.

http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/associated-press-v-all-headline-news

Your sophomoric parroting of a baseless allegation, that was in fact dismissed as baseless and lacking factual merit is simply and completely horrendous. You didn’t even do basic research or fact checking.

Before you print something that could be defaming you owe it to your reputation and Harvard’s to complete some basic fact checking.

Also… Isn’t it ironic that you are basing your wiring on wired’s article (which may or may not be factual) and doing what AP alleged that All Headline News did.

I, for one, am a IP law student that actually very closely followed the AP vs All Headline News suit and I don’t think that AP would have been able to win the hot news claim (What this suit was really about) and the copyright claim was anyone’s guess. What this case really smelled like was a much larger competitor trying to sue a newer and smaller competitor out of existence.

I think that the parties in this case made a business decision to settle.. Which is a shame..

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