Belgian publishers, fresh from victory against Google, turn on EU

In early 2007, the Belgian press trade group Copiepresse won a court victory over Google News, which it accused of copyright violations because of the text excerpts and headlines used there by the search service.

Associated Press to Charge Bloggers for Citing as Few as 5 Words

The Associated Press has announced a new "Excerpt for Web Use" policy to make it clear to bloggers what they can and cannot do with AP content. After suing bloggers for using as few as 5 words in posts, the AP felt a massively negative backlash from the powerful blogosphere.

Content Is Becoming a Commodity

Over the weekend, it seemed that everyone in the tech blogosphere contributed to the discussion around fractured blog comments; Robert Scoble even went so far as to say that the "era of blogger's control" is over.

Please Don't Steal This Web Content

Lorelle VanFossen is passionate. An author, travel writer and nature photographer, she also has a popular blog about, well, blogging. Her pet peeve is online plagiarism, which she encounters nearly every day.

Reporter ejected for live blogging

This is an interesting case. If this gets traction and coverage, this might be the centerpiece of an enormous debate.

12 Important Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know

Here's a great list of laws bloggers need to keep in mind to stay out of trouble. Includes deep linking, photo, and tax laws.