CNN cuts ties with AP

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/21/news/companies/CNN_AP/

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I don't see how this helps them - if anything, wouldn't they fall behind in reporting major breaking news stories?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

[Derek]

They should cut ties with Obama too.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

[Lunar]

Wasn't CNN planning to create a competitive newsline to the AP, like six months ago?

Is this related to that?

[Lunar]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

[Eraserhead]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

They're not reporting on the New World Order.

[Mechaman]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

They're not reporting on the New World Order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m9DRdd8adA
New World Order indeed!

[Lunar]

In my opinion, any facts that are part of the public domain, and not part of some sort of subscription service, should be fair game for reproduction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press#Controversies

In January 2008, the Associated Press sued competitor All Headline News (AHN) claiming that AHN allegedly infringed on its copyrights and a contentious 'quasi-property' right to facts

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

Yes, AP loves suing people. They went after the guy who used their Obama picture to make that "Hope" poster, for example.  

[Lunar]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

Yes, AP loves suing people. They went after the guy who used their Obama picture to make that "Hope" poster, for example.  

Oh right, I forgot about that.  If I remember the story correctly, the guy who made that never earned a dime off of his piece of art [which highly distorted the original picture].

What ever came of that lawsuit?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

AP are Jews, we know, Libertas.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

Yes, AP loves suing people. They went after the guy who used their Obama picture to make that "Hope" poster, for example.  

Oh right, I forgot about that.  If I remember the story correctly, the guy who made that never earned a dime off of his piece of art [which highly distorted the original picture].

What ever came of that lawsuit?

The last I ever heard the judge was urging a settlement because no matter how long it went on the AP would eventually win.

[The Mikado]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

Yes, AP loves suing people. They went after the guy who used their Obama picture to make that "Hope" poster, for example.  

Oh right, I forgot about that.  If I remember the story correctly, the guy who made that never earned a dime off of his piece of art [which highly distorted the original picture].

What ever came of that lawsuit?

Saw that guy interviewed in the interesting recent documentary Exit through the Gift Shop.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Good. I wish all news outlets would break ties with the evil AP.

Why is the AP evil?

The AP is a menace which seeks to tightly control the flow of information and ideas and obsessively enforce the antiquated farce that is "intellectual property" in the 21st century.

Indeed, AP is the organization the  plots on how to sue Google News and stuff

Yes, AP loves suing people. They went after the guy who used their Obama picture to make that "Hope" poster, for example.  

Hmm... ok - I can see why you'd think they're evil.  I didn't really know they were so picky about that kind of stuff.