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Title Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam October Copyright Industrial Trend
Date 2009-12-09
Attached Files Thailand_Malaysia_Indonesia_Vietnam October.pdf

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 Online News Producer Club for respecting copyright
Major news groups have jointly committed themselves to enriching the value of their online content while countering the threat from copy-and-paste websites and internet users who used to getting everything for free.
 
The Online News Producers Club has been formed with aim to protect the proprietary material of news websites. This formation may underline the readiness of the print-media industry, which also operates most of the top news websites, to find a firmer commercial foothold in cyberspace.
 
A joint declaration forming the club was signed by 13 major online news-content providers: ASTV Manager, Thai Rath Online, Daily News Online, Matichon, Post Publishing, the Nation Multimedia Group, Siam Sport, INN Online, Thansettakij Online, Dara Daily Online, Nawnha Online, Siam Rath Online and Thai Post Online. This is the first formal collaboration of journalists to deal with the current situation where many commercial websites borrow copyrighted material to post on their websites without permission.
 
The club wants them to add RSS feeds (*a formats used to publish frequently updated works) to their websites, so visitors interested in articles can receive the news from their sources directly. Meanwhile, making a link back to the original source of news is a better way out for both the websites and the news producers.
 
In addition, on 26 October 2009, the club has just selected its president and formed committees to map out a strategy and measures to promote the proper use of online news among Internet communities and websites.
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