Monthly Archive: May 2012

May 29

Charity asked to pay for links to newspaper websites

A copyright licensing agency has told a domestic violence charity that it requires a paid licence to link to newspaper articles from its website. In an email sent to Women’s Aid, Newspaper Licensing Ireland said that “a licence is required to link directly to an online article even without uploading any of the content directly …

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May 28

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A Labour party delegation proposed the introduction of shorter US-style political advertisements in place of the staid party political broadcast format during a meeting with RTE Executives in the dying months of the last government. “We feel that there is merit in shorter more frequent broadcasts. This is something that would be worth examining in …

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May 22

Fair dealing?

Unless I explicitly agree otherwise, I own the copyright. That means you get to publish it once in print, and once on your website if we agree to it. You don’t get syndication rights. The price is €250 for a story exclusive to you. The price is €150 for a story not exclusive to you. …

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