Comments on: Blog monetization: The book of comments http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/14/blog-monetization-the-book-of-comments/ A conversation. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff(copyofthis.com) http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/14/blog-monetization-the-book-of-comments/#comment-6838 jeff(copyofthis.com) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29:17 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1471#comment-6838 This book is very good about journalism. This book is very good about journalism.

]]> By: Joe Clark http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/14/blog-monetization-the-book-of-comments/#comment-6837 Joe Clark Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:03:46 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1471#comment-6837 No, there isn’t an EU country where it is true that (a) seriously editing an original is OK at all (look up derivative work), (b) such editing makes it OK to publish without compensation, and (c) anonymous authors have no rights (look up droit moral). Your last argument is actually a bit of a joke –essentially, “Think of the exposure!” I’d prefer to think of the law. No, there isn’t an EU country where it is true that (a) seriously editing an original is OK at all (look up derivative work), (b) such editing makes it OK to publish without compensation, and (c) anonymous authors have no rights (look up droit moral).

Your last argument is actually a bit of a joke –essentially, “Think of the exposure!” I’d prefer to think of the law.

]]> By: nicolaskb http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/14/blog-monetization-the-book-of-comments/#comment-6836 nicolaskb Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:39:01 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1471#comment-6836 Joe, It's an interesting point. I've crammed through Le Monde's Terms of Use and didn't read anything that mentioned the property rights of the comments. Now, as most of them are sent under pseudonyms, you can't really ask everyone the permission. Plus, the editing work (selecting 600 comments among 150k) is such that the book would probably legally qualify as an original piece. All in all, I'd think that commentators will feel honored rather than cheated when they see they've been published. Joe,

It’s an interesting point. I’ve crammed through Le Monde’s Terms of Use and didn’t read anything that mentioned the property rights of the comments.

Now, as most of them are sent under pseudonyms, you can’t really ask everyone the permission. Plus, the editing work (selecting 600 comments among 150k) is such that the book would probably legally qualify as an original piece.

All in all, I’d think that commentators will feel honored rather than cheated when they see they’ve been published.

]]> By: Joe Clark http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/14/blog-monetization-the-book-of-comments/#comment-6835 Joe Clark Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:41:36 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1471#comment-6835 Yes, but he’s profiting off other people’s work. Are you very sure commenters explicitly authorized republication in a commercial work? Yes, but he’s profiting off other people’s work. Are you very sure commenters explicitly authorized republication in a commercial work?

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