May 22, 2017

Public Media Trade Outlet ‘Current’ Launches Metered Paywall

Current, a nonprofit news organization for public media, is launching a metered paywall to cover its $1 million+ in annual operating costs. According to an announcement on the site, Current has four primary revenue streams: a generous grant from Wyncote Foundation, advertising revenue, donations and print subscriptions. Print subscriptions, however, have dwindled in recent years, and more and more readers are getting their news from online Current.org rather than the print publication.

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Has DMCA Safe Harbor Protection for Moderated Online Content Been Weakened?

A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision signals that monitoring of user-generated content could potentially increase your liability for copyright infringement of that content. The court questioned whether a publisher that monitored content before posting could still receive certain immunities provided under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for content posted at the direction of users. Lisa B. Dubrow, Esq., Subscription Insider Guide to Regulation and Compliance explains the case and its potential impact.

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