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On Wed, 5 Oct 1994 jvncnet!ajc.com!mg@dowv wrote:

> Date	10/5/94
> Subject	Wire services online
> From	Mike Gordon
> To	online news
> 
>   Wire services online
> On 10/4/94 Robin W. wrote:
> 
> >We're obviously going the legal route with the wire services, but I see 
> >a lot of online services offering an abundance of wire info.  I doubt 
> >many of them have special electronic redistribution agreements with 
> >these services.  If anyone out there is handling wire arrangements in a 
Several providers have redistribution agreements with Dow Jones.  I won't
go into details of the contracts (I don't know them), but they pay a large
sum of money for a certain level of distribution.

We offer distribution rights to corporations (DowVision), and individuals.
We also pay our providers (New York Times, LA Times,...) for their
contributions.

Rates can vary from $1000/user/month (real-time quotes & investor
alerts...) to under $1/user-month (quantity 25,000 users).

> >different manner, please post.  Also, if anyone thinks they have the 
> >rights to distribute this information in any format (elect/print) they deem
> >proper without a new contract, please speak up.
We actually cover this in our contracts.  We send a proprietary feed via
X.25 or sattellite, which can be converted into different formats
depending on the vendors.  We certify the database and we have legal
requirements (attribution, font/tradmark restrictions, legal-beagle stuff)
 
> The Journal-Constitution's standard contract with freelance writers and
> photographers also gives us rights for electronic distribution and archival
> -- something online providers need to remember not to overlook.
We also cover this in our contracts.  We also place limitations on what
can be archived, for how long, and what must be included in distributions.
 
> I know that some electronic newspapers have used pirated wire material, but
> it's an unprofessional thing to do, and legally indefensible. What about Web
> home pages that offer hypertext links to places where the AP wire is
> available? Does that constitute republication? Is it legal? Is it ethical?

Actually, that's one of the nice things about the Web.  If you include an
HTML reference to another publication/service, the server can check your
IP address and determine if your host/net has a contract.  With commercial
Mosaic, the server also gets a key which uniquely identifies the
individidual.

If you don't have an agreement, you are invited to subscribe.  If you do
have an agreement, you are passed through unobstructed.

	Rex Ballard
	(personal posting)




From rexb Thu Oct 27 16:20:59 1994