You are not alone - mirrored attempts from Asia
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Copyright Defeats?
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Similar mirrored attempts are being practiced at UDN.com, one of the largest media conglomerate in Greater China region. The group recently issues a controversial licensing policy which explicitly states that any websites involved in news reproduction, abstraction, or even "copying" an exact quote of it's headline titles from UDN would have to obtain it's "u2u approval" first. The fees for "rights-managed" news are based on a specific criteria: total print run, distribution, intended use, etc. This policy applies not only to public website owners but also newsletter publishers.
Another big brother at the parody play is Chinatimes.com, where I find it's user agreement is obviously an attempt to adopting identical business model. Shame that issues like these in Asia hardly ever get enough public attentiopn.
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Similar mirrored attempts are being practiced at UDN.com, one of the largest media conglomerate in Greater China region. The group recently issues a controversial licensing policy which explicitly states that any websites involved in news reproduction, abstraction, or even "copying" an exact quote of it's headline titles from UDN would have to obtain it's "u2u approval" first. The fees for "rights-managed" news are based on a specific criteria: total print run, distribution, intended use, etc. This policy applies not only to public website owners but also newsletter publishers. Another big brother at the parody play is Chinatimes.com, where I find it's user agreement is obviously an attempt to adopting identical business model. Shame that issues like these in Asia hardly ever get enough public attentiopn.
Other relevant news in English can be accessed here and here.