September 29, 2011
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Dos and don’ts regarding Copyright Law for blogging
I love to blog about current events and interesting things in the news. I am mindful of the copyright laws however…here are two points that make the web a great viral environment for those who wish to pass on the latest news.
Copyright Law protects the expression of facts and ideas by bloggers. We are free to use facts and ideas reported on articles or websites. The Copyright Act also defines that short quotations for the purpose of criticism, commentary or news reporting are considered “fair use”.I have been criticized a bit about my blogs on Hallmark and OnStar…both stories all over the news but because my blog was written for purpose of criticism and commentary I think I exercised “fair use” of the facts.
One more “comment” on Hallmark…last night Conan spoke about how depressing it was to have “recession” cards…but the really depressing part was that the cards were made in China.
Comments (4)
Recession cards made in China … some soulless executive really has a flair for the ironic!
Wow, you just put the point on that exclamation. Made in China, eh? *sigh*
Let’s hear it for fair use!
@girlForgetful - There was a documentary premier I managed for the SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival that ran into this dilemma. One of the sponsors, who shall go unnamed, had ordered these nice tote bags to be handed out to all audience members. The documentary was about the use of near-slave labor in garment production factories in China. Would you like to guess where the tote bags were made?
oh wow…!!!
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