Maybe we’ll pay you, AP, if you pay us
Of all the AP quotation commentary floating around in the last week, I think possibly the most effective point came from [edit] a certain well-known conservative author [/edit] who, by the AP’s own scale, claims she’s “owed” some $130k for unauthorized quotes and excerpts from her blog. Clearly, if the AP wants to impose these totally arbitrary rules on others, it’d better be prepared to live by them itself. (And let’s not even get into the irony of the AP accepting free, in-the-field breaking news submissions from “citizen journalists.”)
It seems like life in the (rapidly shrinking) print bubble has severely distorted the AP’s outlook in the midst of an increasingly predominent all-digital media landscape. If I were them I’d be careful in the coming weeks and months — unlike the print pubs that syndicate their news, there isn’t any real need for the AP on the internet, and at this rate I’m not sure they’ll be missed.
I thought I knew you.. and then you went linking out to HER?! ;)
Comment by veronica — Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 10:58 am
I know, it kind of makes me sick to my stomach — but she more or less nailed it.
Comment by Ryan Block — Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Never heard of her until now, but she seems a bit like Ann Coulter on steroids. But, yes, she does have a good point. What I want to know is how they can set price structures for stuff within fair use?
Comment by Vance — Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 12:44 pm
I had to take the link down. It was kind of grossing me out. Yes, I know, it’s childish, but whatever.
Comment by Ryan Block — Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
Wow, that is childish. You may disagree with MM about a lot of things, but not having the decency to give credit to her when you’re saying she made “the most effective point” is just silly.
Comment by Nuclear Fire — Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 1:00 am
You seem to have a nice blog there. Feel free to link her for me!
Comment by Ryan Block — Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 8:35 am
Screw that. MM is a crazy biznatch, kudos for taking down the link.
Comment by Shea Gunther — Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
Ryan,
While Ms. Mann is not my cup of tea (I am pretty libertarian but I do not agree with the missionary zeal that in your face conservatives such as she appears to be employ) I feel compelled to point out that you are falling into the cross hairs of the missionary conservatives who would say that you are censoring what you don’t agree with in order to save your sheeplike liberal readers from potential conservative salvation. OTOH, I recognize its your soapbox and your call, but one of the things that I respect about (aside from your apparent alpha mojo to have a girlfriend like Lady V) is that you are not afriad to hear other points of view.
Comment by Rick Cartwright — Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
It’s not Mann; not linking isn’t “censorship,” it’s not linking; lastly, no one’s prevented from googling the terms. It’s not hard to find.
Comment by Ryan Block — Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Well played Mr. Block, that is how I figured out who you were talking about to start with.:) BTW, I hope anyone reading the post would realize I was typing with my tongue firmly in cheek regarding your readers.
Comment by Rick Cartwright — Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 8:12 pm