Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - Think about copyright

Copyright: consider digital fingerprinting tools to monitor where your content ends up online. Try free service MyFreeCopyright.com for starters. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

Tags: Copyright, copyright tracking technology

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Bloomberg: Google loses copyright cases in Germany

The search giant has lost two cases involving thumbnail images included in the previews of search results. The rulings can be appealed. Full story...

Tags: Copyright, Germany, google, search results

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - tracking copies of your content online

Copyright: Why allow people to profit in traffic, and potentially revenue, from your content? Services like Copyscape analyse web content to check for duplication. And for a fee, they will do it all for you. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

Tags: Copyright, Laura Oliver, web content

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Folio: Publishers settle copyright case against Mygazines.com

According to court documents seen by Folio, a number of US magazine publishers have ended copyright action against magazine-sharing website Mygazines.com. Full story...

Tags: Copyright, Mygazines, USA

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AP: Congress close to passing legislation to save internet radio

US Congress is close to passing legislation that would allow more time for arranging an agreement to help save the emerging internet radio market from a rise in copyright royalty rates. Full story...

Tags: Copyright, internet radio market, United States Congress, USA

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SIIA: iCopyright previews Discovery copyright tracking tool

Mike O’Donnell, chief executive officer of iCopyright, gave Journalism.co.uk a sneak preview and an introduction to its new Discovery tool at the SIIA Global Information Industry Summit yesterday.

The tool scans public sites, including blogs, for reuse of a publisher’s content. The publisher can specify the search terms, e.g. how much of a match, how important the offending site is in terms of ad revenue, and how the application will contact and deal with the infringer.

A tool from iCopyright, which already handles copyright licensing for the Associated Press, is also being developed for bloggers and smaller, independent publishers, O’Donnell said.

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SIIA conference: Copyright needs standard tagging system, says Dow Jones director

Speaking in a session on copyright on the web at yesterday’s SIIA Global Information Industry Summit, Greg Merkle, vice president and creative director of Dow Jones‘ enterprise division, said a standard system for tagging the copyright of material online is needed - in particular, because of the growing use of social media tools to distribute content.

Dow Jones relies on ‘trust’ and ‘emerging standards’ to prevent news and information, which it releases through social media tools such as RSS feeds, from leaving that network, said Merkle.

“There’s no standard for marking up the copyright of information. We are looking at microformats which is a way to say this is copyrighted,” he said.

“We know users collaborate on information, but there are no provisions and no guidelines. We instill trust and we are banking on emerging standards.”

Tags: Copyright, Dow Jones, Greg Merkle, social media tools

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Veoh copyright win could set precedent

The news that video-sharing site Veoh have won their copyright case could set a precedent for similar sites, according to a host of bloggers today.

In a legal analysis by the Electric Frontier Foundation, Fred von Lohmann writes: “the ruling should be required reading for the executives of every ‘Web 2.0′ business that relies on ‘user-generated content.”

On Wednesday a US District court judge ruled that the site qualified for protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and could not be sued for copyright infringement.

The adult video site Io Group were suing on grounds that Veoh violated its copyright in 2006 when the site showed user-uploaded clips from 10 of the company’s films. However, Veoh was found to have complied with DMCA guidelines.

Tags: Copyright, Electric Frontier Foundation, Fred von Lohmann, Io Group, Veoh, Video, video sharing site

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Bloomberg: Media ads appearing on YouTube vids

Media companies have begun advertising on a small number of YouTube videos. The new system allows companies to run advertising alongside content posted without their permission. Full story...

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AP facing boycott, to set blogger guidelines

An online petition has been set-up urging bloggers to boycott the Associated Press (AP), after the agency filed takedown notices against Drudge Retort for use of its content on the site.

The campaign run by UnAssociatedPress has gained 75 signatures since it was set-up on Saturday and encourages bloggers to make use of other agency’s material.

Since issuing the takedown notices to the Drudge Retort, AP vice president Jim Kennedy has said the agency’s tactics have been heavy-handed and a more thoughtful approach would be considered going forward.

According to the New York Times, the agency is considering a set of guidelines for bloggers on how to use their content.

In a statement he stressed the importance of bloggers in ‘the news conversation of the day’, but said the agency is concerned by wholesale reproduction of its content, which goes beyond reference.

Tags: AP, Associated Press, blogging, blogs, Copyright, Drudge Retort, Jim Kennedy, the New York Times

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