Everything Old is Still Relevant: Judge Reaffirms 1918 "Hot News" Doctrine
Who owns the news?! No doubt as more news transitions online and more news organizations depend on online revenue (whatever form that may take) to survive we will see more cases like these go to court. In the meantime it appears the AP is one step closer to making its “hot news” case.
A federal judge has reaffirmed that a 1918 legal doctrine governing “hot news” applies in the Internet age by allowing The Associated Press to proceed with a lawsuit accusing a company of redistributing AP breaking news without permission.
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