Re:Is Copyright Only For the Big Guys?
by JoshTriplett on Sunday August 28, 2011 @02:54PM
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Anyone in a position of responding directly to the public should either know enough to give a reasonable answer or know enough to consult an expert before answering.
Maybe, but that has nothing to do with copyright law or even the BBC's polices regarding it.
Re:Is Copyright Only For the Big Guys?
by Silhouette on Sunday August 28, 2011 @02:29PM
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The thing is, actions speak louder than words. If the BBC is repeatedly doing things that are clearly against the law -- and in this respect, the evidence shows that they are -- then it is not the ignorant front-line responder who is irrelevant, but the senior spokesman who claims they have a different policy when they aren't actually implementing it.
If you're implying that the social media editor was lying, I'd be curious to hear why you think this is so clear. I can easily believe that the BBC staff would like to do a lot of things that don't fit into their deadlines.
Re:Is Copyright Only For the Big Guys?
by Silhouette on Sunday August 28, 2011 @04:06PM
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I'm not saying their social media editor was lying about what their policy says.
I'm saying that since they're clearly not following that policy anyway, it doesn't really matter what the policy says.
For instance: it was always perfectly clear that the BBC's "outrageous statement" was the result of contacting someone within the BBC who didn't know what they were talking about. There was never the slightest indication that it was an official position. Quoting it does nothing to further the actual, real point that can be made about the problems a "little guy" faces when attempting to enforce their copyright.