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November 18, 2005
Copyright, blogs, and syndication
One of my hobbies is to follow the development of a movement in the Christian Church called the emergent conversation kind of like how other people follow sports. The other day, a controversy brewed that I think relates to our class. The rest of the story is in the extended entry, but please know that I am not endorsing any of the religious content in the links I provide. I'm just a spectator in the debate!
So on with the story...
Because the rise of emergent, I think, has largely mirrored the digital revolution, it has generated hundreds (thousands?) of blogs that debate the pros and cons of the movement. Recently, the writers on one blog, Emergentno.blogspot.com, had to ban some commenters and delete may other people's comments because they were deemed highly inappropriate. The response? One reader bought the domain name, Emergentno.com, and started copying the full text of the original site with the comments open and uncensored. Well, the folks at Emergentno.blogspot.com were really mad and you can read their reaction here and here. For the other side of the debate click here. Be sure to read the comments since they have the best discussion of the issue. Does syndication constitute fair use if they credit and link to the original? How much of the original posts can Emergentno.com use? What about the issue of the domain name? Is it too close? Should there be less overlap? Give me your thoughts.
Posted by miles at November 18, 2005 08:42 AM