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June 16, 2008 2:19 PM PDT

What's fair when it comes to fair use?

by Charles Cooper
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The practice of linking has been part of the regular practice of blogs since their inception. But a decision by the Associated Press to set clear standards on how much its dispatches may be reproduced on the Web has triggered a blogosphere controversy.

Last week the AP sent a takedown notice to the Drudge Retort asking it to remove seven items that contained quotes from AP articles ranging from 39 words to 79 words.

I sat down with Dan Farber, CNET News.com's editor in chief, to talk in more detail about the issues involved.

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Charles Cooper has covered technology and business for more than 25 years. A graduate of Queens College and Columbia University, Cooper received the Excellence in Journalism award from the Northern California branch of the Society for Professional Journalists for column writing.

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