What, exactly, is Rupert Murdoch thinking? First, he announces that all of Newscorp's websites will erect paywalls like the one employed by the Wall Street Journal (however, Rupert managed to get the details of the WSJ's wall wrong - no matter, he's a "big picture" guy). Then, he announced that Google and other search engines were "plagiarists" who "rip off" Newscorp's content, and that once the paywalls are up (a date that keeps slipping farther into the future, almost as though the best IT people work for someone who's not Rupert "I Hate the Net" Murdoch!) he'll be blocking Google and the other "parasites" from his sites, making all of Newscorp's properties invisible to search engines. Then, as a kind of loonie cherry atop a banana split with extra crazy sauce, Rupert announces that "fair use is illegal" and he'll be abolishing it shortly.
It's finally happened! He's sneaked a laser into orbit and will melt the world unless he gets a million billion trillion dollars! He's holed up under Antarctica surrounded by henchmen in orange jumpsuits! We're all going to die! And I never told you that I loved you. Get a grip. World domination is obviously his long-term goal, but the builders haven't finished grouting the shark tanks. So far he's only declared war on . . .The BBC, for using public money to undercut independent journalism?
It's finally happened! He's sneaked a laser into orbit and will melt the world unless he gets a million billion trillion dollars! He's holed up under Antarctica surrounded by henchmen in orange jumpsuits! We're all going to die! And I never told you that I loved you. Get a grip. World domination is obviously his long-term goal, but the builders haven't finished grouting the shark tanks. So far he's only declared war on . . .
The BBC, for using public money to undercut independent journalism?
PC World: Google and French Wire Service Settle Lawsuit (April 7, 2007)
The AFP and Google have signed a licensing agreement that grants Google permission to use AFP news and photos, the AFP said Friday in a news release. AFP sued Google in March 2005, alleging that Google broke the law by including, without permission, AFP material in Google News, a site where Google aggregates links, text snippets and thumbnail photos of articles from thousands of media outlets. In its defense, Google argued that the Google News site is protected by the fair use principle, which allows for limited use of copyright material, and that headlines, text snippets and thumbnail images aren't protected by copyright.
AFP sued Google in March 2005, alleging that Google broke the law by including, without permission, AFP material in Google News, a site where Google aggregates links, text snippets and thumbnail photos of articles from thousands of media outlets.
In its defense, Google argued that the Google News site is protected by the fair use principle, which allows for limited use of copyright material, and that headlines, text snippets and thumbnail images aren't protected by copyright.
you are the media you consume.
Unkind, but more probable than a win for News Corp(se).
