Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article proposes a change to current copyright law to bring more profit to news reporting. The alteration centers around allowing journalists, and the companies they work for, to own 98% of the investigated and researched facts they uncover for twenty-four hours after the story is first published. Part II examines the current state of the media and the effect of the Internet on the news business. Part III summarizes the economic and public policies behind protecting information. Part IV analyzes current copyright law’s protection of information while Part V does the same with misappropriation law. Part VI describes the proposed amendment to current copyright law, points out a few legal and practical obstacles to be resolved, and ultimately concludes that the benefits far outweigh the potential problems.
Recommended Citation
Ryan T. Holte,
Restricting Fair Use to Save the News: A Proposed Change in Copyright Law to Bring More Profit to News Reporting,
13 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(2008).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol13/iss1/1