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Fusenews: Kith and KinJune 19, 2008
Who knew the critter was albino? This suggests a bit of thought on the artist's part. Kudos.
![]() Posted by Elizabeth Bird on June 19, 2008 | Comments (7)
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin rams commented: Shuffle on over to Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden's blog "Making Light" (this site won't allow me to enter the link, but Google is your friend.) They've had their teeth into the AP's attempt to limit quotation of their material for a couple of days now, and it's just getting good.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin LAURA LUTZ commented: How can you have an article about wizard rock and not mention Harry and the Potters?!?! That said, I like Draco and the Malfoys better - their songs are funnier. And I can't believe I actually know this much about it.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin SamRiddleburger commented: As a local news reporter who has had a few stories picked up by the AP, I've been surprised by the reaction to the AP news.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin Fuse #8 commented: So if I were to quote a sentence from a review in a critical fashion, would I have to pay for the words I quote? Seems a slippery slippery slope. I'm with BoingBoing on this one.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin rams commented: Nope, keep reading. Even if you pay, you're not allowed to be critical of AP. Sheesh.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin SamRiddleburger commented: By the way I was using "you" collectively.
June 19, 2008
In response to: Fusenews: Kith and Kin Fuse #8 commented: But that's not the real issue at work here. As me mum just pointed out, the AP isn't allowing you to be critical, using these quotes. What's more, if I quote Sherman Alexie higgelty-piggelty to make a point, that still falls under "fair use". If I can't be critical of his words and use his quotes to back up my points, then that's a huge problem. And while the AP is starting with news, it's a short step to reviews and online criticism. What if someone in the New York Times wrote a review of the new Leonard Marcus book and I took issue with some of their statements? I couldn't reproduce them on my blog and comment on them? I can understand not liking people stealing quotes (I've had my own fair share of plagiarism in my day what with my wordy reviews) but it's an easy problem to catch. Plus, I put quite a lot of direct quotes into my own blog from various news sources. I credit them, of course, and direct people back to their sites but I will NOT be ponying up moolah for the privilege to do so. I can understand where the AP is coming from, but this is a broad and very silly solution.
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