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If you’re to believe Agence France-Press – and many journalists who I’ve personally met – “regular people” don’t have the same copyright protections on the web as journalists. This isn’t true and hasn’t been true – and I’m glad a court said so.
AFP tried to argue in court that by uploading his photos to Twitter/Twitpic, a professional photographer was giving them permission to use and repurpose them. Last week, a court in New York’s Southern District declared what many of us already knew – putting photos on TwitPic doesn’t just make it up for grabs.
When I tweeted about this, I had a couple of journalists tell me it didn’t protect Twitter users’ photos, just those of journalists. This is a pretty common assumption I hear around the web and in the newsrooms I’ve worked in, so I don’t feel too out of line pointing out Virginia journalist Jordan Fifer for this tweet:
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JordanFifer . @mjenkins News orgs have better case for "fair use" of Twitter pics if it comes from a layperson with no financial gain from the pic 30 Dec 2010 from web -- this quote was brought to you by quoteurl
He said the ruling only protected professional photographers and that the Fair Use Doctrine protects news outlets who want to use Twitpics without permission. Not true on both counts, though the latter isn’t as cut-and-dried.
Continue reading Ruling or no, always ask permission before re-using images on the social web
Monetizing location at the local level
My former employer, the Cincinnati Enquirer, has launched a long-simmering idea for a locally-based Foursquare-esque app. The location-based app, called Porkappolis, is available for use worldwide, but has a local focus. It’s similar to a lot of other location-based services, but the potential for local deals and gameplay could make it a [...]
Sorry it’s been so long, but it’s been crazy busy as TBD’s preparing for the holidays and other events. This’ll be a quick one, just a few links I’ve been reading of late. Have a happy Thanksgiving, folks.
Social media roundup
How Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media – Great ideas from several resources [...]
Geolocation meets deals
Last news first. Facebook announced today that it will be doing more with its location feature, including offering deals tied to location. This could spell trouble for other geolocation providers like Foursquare and Gowalla, group buying sites like Groupon and, sadly, news sites looking for revenue streams. Facebook is offering these deals [...]
How many news organizations can identify with today’s Dilbert strip? In recent years, we’ve seen a lot of corporate media companies that want to reap the benefits of social media without allowing employees to appropriately use the tools. Funny, but all to close to home for some. (Strip is after jump due to stupid blog formatting) Continue reading Dilbert on corporate social media – sound familiar?
Google Wave may have been killed off, but Google may be readying for a large social media project that could have a lot more impact on everyday web users. [...]
A very basic overview of Foursquare, Gowalla and other location-based services, including a glossary and tips for use. [...]
Thanks to Facebook’s near-constant changes to their privacy settings, it’s tough to keep documentation on them up to date. In preparation for staff training here at TBD, I’ve completely overhauled these resources for anyone wishing to use Facebook for their professional journalism uses as well as their personal lives. I hope you’ll find these useful.
Intro [...]
Personally, I’m not a big fan of social media policies. While I recognize a lot of companies need to have these policies in place to cover their butts in court, I generally frown upon anything that gives journalists any excuse to not communicate openly with sources and/or readers via social media.
So this isn’t a social media [...]
With limited staff resources, newspapers can’t chase every new social media idea that comes along – and that’s OK. [...]
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JordanFifer . @mjenkins News orgs have better case for "fair use" of Twitter pics if it comes from a layperson with no financial gain from the pic
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