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February 14, 2012 10:20 pm GMT
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Content Wars Could Meltwater-Versus-AP And UK Papers Spill Over?
You'll recall the battles between the RIAA and the technology industry over music licensing. Well something similar as been going on regarding how newspaper content is licensed to commercial clippings agencies, and it's blowing up on both sides of the Atlantic.The Associated Press today filed suit against Meltwater News for copyright infringement and misappropriation of its breaking news content. The complaint, filed in a New York federal court, alleges that Meltwater U.S. Holding Inc. and its Meltwater News Service, a news clipping service, have been illegally selling unlicensed AP content that competes directly with AP and its customers.Meanwhile in the UK, there's been a ruling today which has relevance for how links to newspapers are shared online.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/qnnqY1fqyek/
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