News Piracy and the Hot News Doctrine: Origins in Law and Implications for the Digital Age

News Piracy and the Hot News Doctrine: Origins in Law and Implications for the Digital Age

The doctrine is rooted in the 1918 U.S. Supreme Court decision in International News Service v. Associated Press that recognized a quasi property right in news between competitors under the tort of misappropriation and protects against the piracy of breaking news and real-time information. Prior to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journalism & mass communication quarterly 2006, Vol.83 (2), p.461-462
1. Verfasser: Kim, Minjeong
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Communication
Copyright
Corporate histories
Digital technology
Law
Legal Problems
Legal research
Media
News
News media
Nonfiction
Piracy
Property rights
Scandals
Scholarly publishing
Supreme Court decisions
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Zusammenfassung:The doctrine is rooted in the 1918 U.S. Supreme Court decision in International News Service v. Associated Press that recognized a quasi property right in news between competitors under the tort of misappropriation and protects against the piracy of breaking news and real-time information. Prior to her discussion of two major cases concerning hot news doctrine-the INS and the NBA casesEkstrand presents ample background information, such as histories of the Associated Press and International News Service, stories of their leaders, the state of the United States at the time, and corporate histories of the NBA and Motorola.
ISSN:1077-6990
2161-430X