http://www.thestandard.com/node/107991/comments comments feed. en AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com AP's Jim Kennedy discusses blogs, Fair Use http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use <p> <p> </p> <p>After the <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">mini-scandal</a> the Associated Press stirred up last week when it sent DMCA copyright notices to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com">Drudge Retort</a>, the usual suspects on the 'net weighed in. Jeff Jarvis wrote a scathing post called "<a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/12/fu-ap/">FU AP</a>", and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says AP stories are "<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/heres-our-new-policy-on-ap-stories-theyre-banned/">banned</a>" on his site. <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Standard</span> spoke with the Associated Press's VP and Director of Strategy, Jim Kennedy, to get the AP's perspective.</p> <p>Kennedy really wanted to make it clear that the AP isn't going after everyone who quotes an AP story in a blog post. "Are we going to pursue every blogger? No, that's not the point here," says Kennedy. The AP wants to "limit the amount of original content that gets copied" and the "use of content directly in the blog." Quoting is fine, especially when surrounded by proper commentary, but quoting should be judicious.</p> <p>Kennedy told me this is far from the first time that the AP has sent DMCA notices, but Cadenhead happened to blog this one, and it turned into a big deal. "The reaction here has caused us to reflect on how we interact with bloggers," said Kennedy. "We need to be careful here. If we let things go and let people do whatever we want, we'd be out of business."</p> <p>The Media Bloggers Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of bloggers, is very concerned about the developments. Robert Cox, president of the group told me "the MBA's immediate concern was with Rogers Cadenhead, the blogger, and that he not be subject to any further legal threats." He has been in contact with the Associated Press and will be meeting with AP reps this week. "We asked to meet with the AP to see if we could work with them to develop some clear guidelines for bloggers and a better process of notification in the event of a conflict over those guidelines."</p> <p>"These kinds of legal threats are very upsetting and disruptive," said Cox. After talking to the AP on Friday, "I was able to call Rogers on Friday and tell him he could relax in the knowledge that the AP was not planning any further legal threats."</p> <p>"The AP is the gold-standard when it comes to journalistic practices in the United States," Cox told us. "AP's posture in seeking to balance their legitimate need for copyright protection and bloggers legitimate right of fair use will reverberate around the media landscape. It is therefore critical that AP come up with a sound policy that balances those needs."</p> <p>On Friday, a <a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts#comment-1745">series of blog comments left by Kennedy</a> noted that the AP has "licensing deals" with several blogs. When asked for an example, he mentioned The Huffington Post. We're not sure if that's the best example of a "blog", as the site has more than forty employees and hundreds of contributors. </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li><b><a href="/news/2008/06/13/ap-sues-blogger-too-long-excerpts">AP targets bloggers over story excerpts</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/03/14/pricing-bits-and-bytes-world-free">Pricing bits and bytes in a world of free</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/02/28/communications-why-do-we-accept-less-99-999">Communications: Why do we accept less than 99.999%?</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="/news/2008/04/25/real-problem-googles-blogger-service-neglect">The real problem with Google's Blogger service: Neglect</a></b></li> <li>Special Feature: <b><a href="/news/2008/05/29/where-are-they-now">Where are they now? <i>The Industry Standard</i> tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/16/ap-blogs-and-fair-use#comments Associated Press blogs Software & Web The Industry Standard Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:06:03 -0700 Jordan Golson 107991 at http://www.thestandard.com