Comments on: Oh really? http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/oh-really/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:49:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ewan McIntosh http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/oh-really/#comment-450 Ewan McIntosh Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:22:35 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=285#comment-450 It's important to see his background in this story, which is maybe why it's being disregarded by some. He's a lawyer for the publishing (i.e. business) side of newspapers and magazines. He's kind of obliged to stand up for the business, money-making side of newspaper production as his job depends, to a large extent, on having intellectual copyright to defend. In my sector of education we have the same struggles - any material I create as an individual becomes automatically copyright of my authority. Not that it stops me sharing. However, some local authorities have used this argument to gain cash from national, public groups (on the same side) for the right to reproduce and share work of teachers that have already given permission for it to be used. Unfortunately, it's not up to the creator any more. It makes the whole concept of 'intellectual copyright' a farce: the "intellect" that came up with the idea never sees any of the cash or the glory! It’s important to see his background in this story, which is maybe why it’s being disregarded by some. He’s a lawyer for the publishing (i.e. business) side of newspapers and magazines. He’s kind of obliged to stand up for the business, money-making side of newspaper production as his job depends, to a large extent, on having intellectual copyright to defend.

In my sector of education we have the same struggles - any material I create as an individual becomes automatically copyright of my authority. Not that it stops me sharing. However, some local authorities have used this argument to gain cash from national, public groups (on the same side) for the right to reproduce and share work of teachers that have already given permission for it to be used. Unfortunately, it’s not up to the creator any more.

It makes the whole concept of ‘intellectual copyright’ a farce: the “intellect” that came up with the idea never sees any of the cash or the glory!

]]> By: Nik http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/oh-really/#comment-449 Nik Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:55:35 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=285#comment-449 No search on the Indy site is very frustrating for Indy readers. But you can always use Google and restrict it to the Indy by adding the phrase "site:independent.co.uk". Mind you, it doesn't help when they give browser pages titles like "Motoring : app6", "Features : app5". (Is that the application server it's being served from? Yeech.) No search on the Indy site is very frustrating for Indy readers. But you can always use Google and restrict it to the Indy by adding the phrase “site:independent.co.uk”.

Mind you, it doesn’t help when they give browser pages titles like “Motoring : app6″, “Features : app5″. (Is that the application server it’s being served from? Yeech.)

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