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Pot calling the Kettle Black
I know I really shouldn’t get hung up over this, but it just beggars belief.
See my post on how Daily Mirror has no clue about copyright, or even the Creative Commons licensing terms.
Now read what they have to say about the PTI allegedly copying their stuff:
The Colombo based reporter for the Press Trust of India (PTI), not for the first time has copied a story off the Daily Mirror website and published the same content with his byline without giving due courtesy to the original source. Not only is this unprofessional but also takes away the due credit that the original reporter deserves. Below is part of the PTI story while the original Daily Mirror story also appears on this page.
(Emphasis mine).
Priceless. Absolutely priceless.
UPDATE Cerno was the victim of a similar issue long ago. By the looks of it, no one in Sri Lanka actually gives a damn about copyright, or even the more liberal licenses.
Daily Mirror doesn't get it
So there I was feeling all upset that my crappy photo made it to the front page of Ada Derana without my being credited.
But why stop there? Turns out the people at the Daily Mirror (http://www.dailymirror.lk) aren’t very original either.
Barely a coupla days after my photo turns up on Ada Derana, it turns up on Daily Mirror as well, which at the time I took the screenshot below, was right next to their own copyright notice.
It’s just amazing.
My photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. It’s free as long as it’s used with acknowledgement of the author.
As of September 24, 2009 their article on the subject at http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=61811 still carries the photo, despite an email informing them of their unauthorised use in violation of the licensing terms.
What occurs to me however, is that these guys probably stole the photo off the Ada Derana site and therefore don’t even know the licensing terms in the first place.
O tempora o mores!