The AP: Wankers without borders

[womzilla]

The Associated Press--the organization which exists to re-write other outlets' reporting and re-sell it without compensating them--is taking a view of the limitations of "fair use" far, far beyond anything any case law or statute will defend: that any quotation from their articles must be licensed. Patrick has a fine summary of why you should agree that this is a really bad idea.

Or, to quote another source: Bite my shiny metal ass.

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Comments

[washa-way.livejournal.com]

So if I quote your quote about AP's quote of another writer's quote, who should I actually be paying?

What if the AP is quoting ME?

[richardthe23rd.livejournal.com]

Send them a bill.