I'm thinking this is a good time to start an AP for blogs where bloggers can write articles to be syndicated among other blog.
$12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
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Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#12I think I owe them a lot of money. Do the words have to be consecutive ? In order ? In the same article ?
That's going to make the AP a lot of money I bet.
It's going to be hard to get on without them, but we're certainly going to try our best.
btw, I'm fairly sure there is a legally allowed minimum that you can quote from anything under fair use.
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#13WTF? Doesn't fair use exist?
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#14No problem. Using my handy AP obfuscator...
For compliance reasons, please identify the web site where you will be posting or linking this article.
becomes
For compliance reasons, please aardvark identify the web site aardvark where you will be aardvark posting or linking this aardvark article.
A new market for Firefox AP de-obfuscation plug-ins?
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#15According to the T.O.S., you can't lawfully quote an article if you intend to criticize it? Derogatory and Unlawful Uses: You shall not use the Content in any manner or context that will be in any way derogatory to the author, the publication from which the Content came, or any person connected with the creation of the Content or depicted in the Content. You agree not to use the Content in any manner or context that…
If you pay them money.
If you quote them without paying, exercising your right to fair use, then you can criticize them all you want.
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#16How long has the republish button been there?
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#17Wait wait wait, this is a sensationalist headline. The submitter obviously picked an AP story to frame them as evil.
iCopyright is the company that provides this Fair Use-violating service and here are some of their clients http://info.icopyright.com/conductor.asp * The Globe & Mail * REUTERS * Associated Press * The Toronto Star * Ziff Davis Media * The Boston Globe
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#18I pasted my own work into the text box, and it tried to charge me money. It also let me buy, "fuck you, ever heard of fair use". (OK, I used a fake credit card number, but it got all the way to failing credit card authorization. Disgusting. Why do they think they can legally resell my work!?)
Re: $12.50 to quote 5 words of an AP story
#19Good that Fravia didn't live to see this!