The AP Is Not Adjusting Well to 2.0
Posted by Petrice Gaskin at Jun. 16, 2008
The Associated Press is not adjusting well to teh internets. Micheal Arrington has banned all AP stories from TechCrunch after the organization issued DMCA takedown orders to the Drudge Retort for posting links to 7 stories that featured between 33-79 words quoted from AP stories and the links to said stories.
According to a New York Times article the AP decided to backtrack a little bit.
But, as Scott Rosenberg at Wordyard points out, the AP is still demanding that the Drduge Retort delete the posts.
This is a prime example of someone not adjusting well to the 2.0 world. Most organizations and writers believe that having someone feature an excerpt from your article or post and then link back to your content is a good thing--a VERY good thing. I can't quite perceive what the AP's objective is. What do they believe they will gain in discouraging and alienating bloggers from linking to their content? Their actions show a serious lack of foresight and are most probably the harbinger of greater problems for the AP unless they get their act together and adjust to the rules of the game.
According to a New York Times article the AP decided to backtrack a little bit.
Jim Kennedy, vice president and strategy director of The A.P., said in an interview that the news organization had decided that its letter to the Drudge Retort was “heavy-handed� and that The A.P. was going to rethink its policies toward bloggers.
But, as Scott Rosenberg at Wordyard points out, the AP is still demanding that the Drduge Retort delete the posts.
This is a prime example of someone not adjusting well to the 2.0 world. Most organizations and writers believe that having someone feature an excerpt from your article or post and then link back to your content is a good thing--a VERY good thing. I can't quite perceive what the AP's objective is. What do they believe they will gain in discouraging and alienating bloggers from linking to their content? Their actions show a serious lack of foresight and are most probably the harbinger of greater problems for the AP unless they get their act together and adjust to the rules of the game.