The Associated Press has gone the way of Disney, McDonald's, and all the other big bullying corporations, by threatening copyright litigation against penniless bloggers who link to the AP's content. The AP doesn't think fair use applies to them.
Bloggers are pushing back by boycotting the news service. Not that they'd notice, but this blog will no longer link to AP articles or photographs.
Feel free to click on the logo in the left sidebar to let your disgust be known.
Wankers.
w00t!
bloggers rule!
Posted by: TeddySanFran | June 14, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Those idiots. They obviously don't realize the value of the links in terms of traffic and search engine ranking.
Posted by: George Johnston | June 14, 2008 at 05:42 PM
Fuck them....Stick with McClatchy
Posted by: MD | June 14, 2008 at 06:28 PM
Douchebags.
If they don't want people to link, why do they put their garbage on the internet?
In Canada, deeplinking isn't considered a copyright violation as it is in the US but that's not exactly the point.
Posted by: Caveat | June 14, 2008 at 06:33 PM
Thanks Watertiger - I put up a post, too, and asked the Scissorheads to sign the petition.
Oh, and Sonny Bono, if you are reading this in Hell, Thanks big bunches for the Millenium Copyright Act.
Someone remind me to find Sonny's tree and thank it.
Regards,
Tengrain
Posted by: Tengrain | June 14, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Associated Who?
Posted by: milburn drysdale | June 14, 2008 at 07:30 PM
AP?
No, you pee.
Posted by: TeddySanFran | June 14, 2008 at 08:17 PM
less photo blogging?!?!?
good or bad. less georgee and lauWa.
Posted by: pansypoo | June 14, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Screw 'em.
Seriously. It's the biggest bunch of crap I've seen in a while.
Posted by: fourlegsgood | June 15, 2008 at 04:08 AM
I'm posting on this at my own site. The title will be "AP enters the business of withholding the news."
Posted by: Scarabus | June 15, 2008 at 09:55 AM
ap sucks.....
they will actually regret this
Posted by: distributorcap | June 15, 2008 at 07:10 PM
They'll notice. The NY Times had to relent and make editorial content available and the AP will recognize it's mistake too. Sadly, anyone worth a damn will no longer link to them. Suck on it, assholes.
Posted by: Pissed in NYC | June 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Congratulations, WT and all who participated! AP just caved. YEAH! (dances off into sunrise with underpants on head) &mdash hey, we amuse easy, OK?
Posted by: thepoliticalcat | June 16, 2008 at 12:05 PM