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By KIMBERLY K. GREENE paper may not republish a freelancer's articles Corporation), and other electronic databases
KPA General Counsel online without further compensation to the free- : jthe “databases”).
Dinsmore & Shohl lancer. g The freelancers claimed this was an unau-
Are there any KPA member newspapers out In Tasini, six freelance writers brought a thorized use of their articles. The print publish-
there who haven't used freelance writers or pho- copyright infringement lawsuit against several ers, on the other hand, argued that they owned
tographers from time to time? If so, don't both- publishers and electronic database publishers. the copyright in their respective collective
er reading any further. This information's not The freelancers had sold articles for publication _ works, and that republication on the electronic
for you. to the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and databases was nothing but a revision of the col-
If you do use stringers — or have in the past Newsday (the “publishers”). Each edition of the lective work, permitted by the Copyright Act.
— read on. The United States Supreme Court newspaper or magazine is considered a collec- The Supreme Court agreed with the free-
has just issued a decision which may have a sig- tive work, for copyright purposes (“collective lancers. The database republication was not a
! nificant impact on your newspaper. works”). The publishers then authorized repub- revision of the collective work. One of the pri-
’ Bottom line - the Supreme Court has held lication of their editions or collective works, mary reasons given by the Supreme Court for its
in New York Times Co., Inc., et al. v. Tasini, et including the freelancers’ articles, by NEXIS, ruling was that the freelancers’ articles are
al. (decided on June 25) that, unless there's a an electronic database operated by defendant independently searchable on the electronic data-
specific written contract to the contrary, a news- LEXIS/NEXIS (formerly Mead Data Central See RULING , page 9
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g If, :5“ :fj ,1 I W F common? All are at the heart of the chairperson Kriss Johnson. _
£11."; £3 “3%.; 1.3: :15“ W Kentucky Network for Newspaper . “Luke 1n a Really Big Pickle,”
. 1:1“; KIM? m, 1-4“- ' , W“ in Education’s new statewide liter— is an adorable seven-week chapter
Ii§-1"1,_‘II..? ‘ -‘ - ‘ ’ acy project — and your newspaper story geared for elementary chil-
. II: 3:1 I I 4 ' : I j can be a part of the action. dren, their families and teachers.
I I“ “III“ I - 1' The project, never attempted It was written by Kentucky
. , » 4,1 in any other state, will have news- authors Marcia Thornton Jones
papers publishing and readers and Debbie Dadey, both from
“ reading the same chapter story Henderson, and illustrated by the
Walter Am": chairman 0’ Parade Magazine, was the keynote speak- during the same time frame. Lexington Herald-Leader’s nation—
er at the 2001 KPA Summer Convention In Northern Kentucky. The meet- Already, 23 newspapers across ally syndicated artist, Chris Ware.
ing was a joint one, with our counterparts from the Tennessee Press the state, dailies and weeklies,
Minion- have signed up to participate, See LITERACY, page 5
1355mm Boot Camp 21 go this time
Journal SOld By Lisa Carnahan Boot camp instructor Jim St.
KPA Member Services Director Clair, head of the journalism
I to S ChllI'Z OH This one’s a go. The 2001 department at Indiana University
gr p Journalism Boot Camp will get Southeast, agreed for the addltihm-
- underwa in a con le of weeks, a1 artici ants. Several ot er
b The Jessamine Journal has filled toycapacity...§ctually, past interested Ihandidates have been
een purchased by Advocate . l d 't' l' t f the next
Communications Inc., a subsidiary €81)?ng h . . p ace on a wax mg Is or
of Schurz Communications head- . .ad originally set a cap of boot camp.
. 20 part1c1pants at the request of The camp was proposed last
quartered in South Bend, Ind. the instructor, but 23 participants year and a three-week course was
Advocate Communications also are expected for the three-week scheduled but canceled due to a
publishes the Danvnlle Advocate- course that begins July 16 at drop in the number of partici-
Messenger. Georgetown College.
See SCHURZ, POO. 11 See BOOT CAMP, page 12