Interesting blog post here which is really about the future of journalism but has implications for Wikipedia too.
"The Federal Trade Commission suggests that copyright law could be expanded to limit the right of aggregators to republish reported facts within a specific time period, a change known as a "hot news" exemption."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/jul/22/google-ftc-proposals-hurt-jo...
Bod Notbod wrote:
Interesting blog post here which is really about the future of journalism but has implications for Wikipedia too.
"The Federal Trade Commission suggests that copyright law could be expanded to limit the right of aggregators to republish reported facts within a specific time period, a change known as a "hot news" exemption."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/jul/22/google-ftc-proposals-hurt-jo...
It just happens that established industries have the ear of power. Newspaper publishing as we traditionally know it is terminally ill, and is begging its doctors for a miracle.
Ray
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