DISQUS

dkusleika · 1 year ago

I think the AP has a point. From the few posts that I looked at, I didn't see any commentary by the post author, nor did any of the posts appear to be a parody. So in what way is it fair use? Just because they don't reproduce the whole thing?

What if I started a newspaper (really made of paper) but didn't subscribe to AP. Instead I would publish the AP headline and the first 40 words of the article, then a link to the AP's site where they could read the whole thing. Would that be fair use? Is that what Retort is doing?

Legal questions aside, the AP should shut up and enjoy all the visitors they get.