The Struggle to Balance Fair Use and User Generated Content
The suspension of @Deadspin and @SBNation on Twitter raises questions about copyright, fair use and how to balance fair use with satisfying the voracious appetite for content online.
Content is what drives the Internet. However, the relationship between sharing and copyright has often been strained. So what does the temporary suspension of @SBNationGIF and @Deadspin on Twitter say about social sharing and copyright?
While back online as of now, both accounts were suspended from Twitter earlier this week. John Cook, executive editor at Gawker, said the company received 18 copyright notices in relation to tweets from the Deadspin account that contained NFL highlights in the form of GIFs.
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