Comments on: AP News Registry aims at most flagrant infringers http://www.socialmedia.biz/2009/09/18/ap-news-registry-aims-at-most-flagrant-infringers/ Voted the #1 site in covering news & trends in social media. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kurt http://www.socialmedia.biz/2009/09/18/ap-news-registry-aims-at-most-flagrant-infringers/comment-page-1/#comment-13071 Kurt Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:23:18 +0000 http://www.socialmedia.biz/?p=14311#comment-13071 Wow, thanks for the advice Bob! Wow, thanks for the advice Bob!

]]> By: @jdlasica http://www.socialmedia.biz/2009/09/18/ap-news-registry-aims-at-most-flagrant-infringers/comment-page-1/#comment-13056 @jdlasica Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:12:48 +0000 http://www.socialmedia.biz/?p=14311#comment-13056 Absolutely spot-on advice, Bob! Absolutely spot-on advice, Bob!

]]> By: Bob Morris http://www.socialmedia.biz/2009/09/18/ap-news-registry-aims-at-most-flagrant-infringers/comment-page-1/#comment-13042 Bob Morris Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:47:13 +0000 http://www.socialmedia.biz/?p=14311#comment-13042 I've decided it's far simpler to just not ever link to AP. They may think they are essential. But they aren't. Reuters or someone else generally has the story too. Having said that, bulk copying of entire articles, with one sentence of your own thoughts at the end probably isn't Fair Use. But if you do short quotes (or even better, paraphrase), always link back and attribute, add your own thoughts, then a claim of Fair Use gets easier to make. Besides, once you do that, you've made it your own and joined in on and increased the conversation. I’ve decided it’s far simpler to just not ever link to AP. They may think they are essential. But they aren’t. Reuters or someone else generally has the story too.

Having said that, bulk copying of entire articles, with one sentence of your own thoughts at the end probably isn’t Fair Use.

But if you do short quotes (or even better, paraphrase), always link back and attribute, add your own thoughts, then a claim of Fair Use gets easier to make. Besides, once you do that, you’ve made it your own and joined in on and increased the conversation.

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