They do. As a former journalist, I'm all for paying them for their work.

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They do. As a former journalist, I'm all for paying them for their work.

Eri — 7/26/2009 4:17:08 AM (archived)

Sometimes, though, when things like this are in flux, a bit of chaos gets into the mix until it settles down into the new mold.

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Mainstream media declares war on Internet - TB - 7/25/2009 8:34:18 PM
- No, big business perverts the free market. - ER - 7/26/2009 1:46:06 PM
  - Where the heck did that come from? - TB - 7/26/2009 7:19:15 PM
  - I am not at my best today - FrankC - 7/26/2009 7:09:49 PM
    - "Mainstream media" is a buzzword. - ER - 7/26/2009 8:29:53 PM
      - I assume you sent it via pm from .net - FrankC - 7/26/2009 8:54:55 PM
  - Patents - RobVG - 7/26/2009 6:58:05 PM
- re: Mainstream media declares war on Internet - NetExpert - 7/26/2009 6:38:46 AM
  - Get information regarding what's going on inside the U.S. from China or Russia ? - Eri - 7/26/2009 5:07:00 PM
    - re: Get information regarding what's going on inside the U.S. from China or Russia ? - NetExpert - 7/26/2009 10:38:31 PM
  - The Chinese, the Russians and the Indians are not worried about profit? - Mary Anne - 7/26/2009 1:05:04 PM
    - re: The Chinese, the Russians and the Indians are not worried about profit? - NetExpert - 7/26/2009 10:35:00 PM
      - I agree, to a point. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 12:11:26 AM
        
        re: I agree, to a point. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 5:32:19 AM
        
        When you can get reliable information out of a war zone and an interview with the President of Russia, let me know. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 11:08:47 AM
        
        re:Ahhh, the Arrogance of the Talent - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 8:18:30 PM
        
        Not Rush or Rachel. Real reporters. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 9:37:48 PM
        
        re: Real reporters. - TB - 7/27/2009 10:17:24 PM
        
        Thank you. Not free. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 2:13:17 AM
- Well, that's going to be a mess if they all do that. - Eri - 7/26/2009 1:19:11 AM
  - Probably not so much. - Mary Anne - 7/26/2009 3:34:20 AM
    - They do. As a former journalist, I'm all for paying them for their work. - Eri - 7/26/2009 4:17:08 AM
      - Chaos - Mary Anne - 7/26/2009 4:20:56 AM
- re: Mainstream media decide to test copyright law. - Mary Anne - 7/26/2009 12:49:51 AM
  - re: Mainstream media decide to test copyright law. - NetExpert - 7/26/2009 10:52:36 PM
    - Copyright law makes no distinctions between news production and other creative work. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 12:46:46 AM
      - re: Copyright law makes no distinctions between news production and other creative work. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 5:10:59 AM
        
        The reason newspapers are in the trouble they are today is that people are not paying them for what they supply. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 11:22:18 AM
        
        re: Killing an environmental monster - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 8:31:12 PM
        
        Electricity, Electricity - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 10:02:29 PM
        
        re: Electricity, Electricity - NetExpert - 7/28/2009 2:13:13 AM
        
        They are collecting data. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 3:16:54 AM
        
        re: They are collecting data. - NetExpert - 7/28/2009 6:53:20 AM
        
        Oh, for pete's sake. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 12:15:14 PM
        
        You don't get it - NetExpert - 7/29/2009 3:03:57 AM
    - Everyone has a monopoly on their own property. - alcaray - 7/27/2009 12:14:58 AM
      - re: Everyone has a monopoly on their own property. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 7:08:56 AM
        
        What you make with your very own hands is yours. - alcaray - 7/27/2009 11:40:48 PM
        
        Depends what you make - Nick Hoffman - 7/31/2009 6:22:24 AM
        
        If you make news coverage, and you have a whole worldful of competitors, then you can do what you want with your product. - alcaray - 7/31/2009 6:33:50 PM
        
        The actual issue is at the end of the article. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 12:08:01 PM
        
        re: The actual issue is at the end of the article. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 8:33:31 PM
        
        If Google had written all those books, I would support their position. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 2:18:33 AM
        
        re:OPEC owns its oil - NetExpert - 7/28/2009 6:44:15 AM
        
        Yes. Yes it does. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 11:52:32 AM
        
        re: Yes. Yes it does. - NetExpert - 7/29/2009 3:30:04 AM
        
        They aren't saying people may not link. - Mary Anne - 7/30/2009 1:49:27 PM
        
        No they are trying to chrage them for doing so... - NetExpert - 7/31/2009 1:51:37 AM
        
        We subscribe through EBSCO and ProQuest already. - Mary Anne - 8/11/2009 5:55:28 AM
  - re: Mainstream media - TB - 7/26/2009 3:44:27 AM
    - Hence the tracking programs. - Mary Anne - 7/26/2009 4:15:25 AM
      - re: Hence the tracking programs. - NetExpert - 7/26/2009 10:57:11 PM
        
        Civil law is only a weapon if someone is willing to sue. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 12:27:32 AM
        
        re: Civil law is only a weapon if someone is willing to sue. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 4:49:23 AM
        
        Selling a product is not equivalent to setting up a cartel. - Mary Anne - 7/27/2009 11:26:29 AM
        
        re: Selling a product is not equivalent to setting up a cartel. - NetExpert - 7/27/2009 8:38:07 PM
        
        First of all, I have never been a journalist. I just think they have a right to be paid. - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 2:34:03 AM
        
        re: First of all, I have never been a journalist. I just think they have a right to be paid. - NetExpert - 7/28/2009 7:07:08 AM
        
        Do you read what other people write, really? - Mary Anne - 7/28/2009 12:36:07 PM
        
        You just don't get it.... - NetExpert - 7/29/2009 3:42:11 AM
  - If we were to declare war on Brazil... - Eri - 7/26/2009 1:18:20 AM

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