In a postprint world, who “owns” still images? And will anyone ever figure out a better business model than lifting content and getting away with it?
So says Adage’s Simon Dumenco in his SEO headline friendly article Exclusive! First Pics of Adorable Montauk Monster Quintuplets!
The article questions how photographers and owners of images will be protected [...]

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Yesterday I commented on a post from Bill Thompson about suggested changes to European legislation that ‘may’ open the door to the music industry having the power to ban people from the web. I reflected that the journalism industry had yet another lesson in how not to behave, writ large, from the music [...]

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The law. It’s a legal minefield isnt it? (always start with a bad pun)
As a journalist time was you only had to worry about libel and contempt and anything else got referred up. Now, the law for journalists, is as much about access to information.
And that’s not just about getting access to information. It’s also [...]

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