[Foundation-l] Will Wikipedia be forced to block "hot" facts?

[Ray Saintonge]

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-journalism
>
>   
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