South Dakota War College

Under my prior post regarding the note I got from Tena Haraldson, the South Dakota bureau chief for the associated press, Dear PP: It has come to our attention that you have an AP photo of John Thune posted on your blog, along with text from at least one AP story. Please be advised that this material is protected by copyright and may not be repurposed. Please take these items down from your site and refrain from posting AP material in the future. Tena Haraldson Chief of Bureau I had a comment from a North Dakota blogger, Dustin Gawrylow, who runs about 4 blogs including North Dakota legislative watch . He wrote that "he too got the e-mail." I'm curious as to if any other area bloggers might have gotten this note which was also copied to the Associated Press' intellectual property guy, George Galt. (If you did, e-mail me here ) As I had written, when I posted the photo from the originating website, there was no indication that it originated from th...

I just got a terse note from Tena Haraldson, the AP bureau chief, that I have (had) an AP Thune photo on my blog, along with other AP material that needed to be removed. Of course, I dumped the photo, (which I got from another blog, not realizing it was AP) but that brings into question the fair use laws, and how much (or how little) can be used with editorial content added as is my understanding of "fair use." I'll have to do a little legal research on this one.

I've been watching some of the commentary in the National Blogosphere on John Edwards with regards to his hiring two bloggers for his campaign who had interesting comments, to say the least, with regards to Catholicism. The question I'm seeing? Whether or not being a blogger instantly pegs one as a pariah on the campaign trail? Check out this commentary from Lori Byrd over at ABC News.com : In the world of politics, bloggers are the new kids on the block. In a relatively short time they have made a significant impact on politics as we know it. The new relationship between bloggers and politicians sometimes makes for an interesting and exciting dynamic, as was the case this week when high drama surrounded the hiring, and almost firing, of two bloggers by John Edwards' presidential campaign. The controversy reveals much about the growing role blogs are playing in political campaigns, and even more about the Edwards campaign in particular. and... When a campaign hires anyone, ...