Comments on: Another look at the AP blogging fiasco http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/06/18/another-look-at-the-ap-blogging-fiasco/ The blog of online journalist and Web developer Patrick Thornton. This blog seeks to combine journalism and Web development to forge a new frontier. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kayla Castille http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/06/18/another-look-at-the-ap-blogging-fiasco/#comment-3917 Kayla Castille Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:37:27 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=306#comment-3917 Well said. That was one of my initial thoughts, as this fiasco brought out all the arguments for the linking to original content, etc. Yes, news orgs like it when they get quoted in blogs and then linked, because they're hosting their own content, with their own ads, and getting credit for the page views. (I'm not sure how the AP/Google relationship works, but that may be the exception -- I think they get a cut of the Google ads on those pages.) But AP's hands are essentially tied, when member news sites can post their content online AND get the blogger link back. That site gets the extra page views -- the AP gets nothing else. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a PR flub and an affront to Fair Use. AP will probably back off quite soon and be forced to come up with another strategy to get what they want. Well said. That was one of my initial thoughts, as this fiasco brought out all the arguments for the linking to original content, etc. Yes, news orgs like it when they get quoted in blogs and then linked, because they’re hosting their own content, with their own ads, and getting credit for the page views. (I’m not sure how the AP/Google relationship works, but that may be the exception — I think they get a cut of the Google ads on those pages.)

But AP’s hands are essentially tied, when member news sites can post their content online AND get the blogger link back. That site gets the extra page views — the AP gets nothing else.

Don’t get me wrong, I think this is a PR flub and an affront to Fair Use. AP will probably back off quite soon and be forced to come up with another strategy to get what they want.

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