Comments on: Blogosphere does not equal Internet

By: Benja

Benja — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:57 +0000

I wonder how many copyright owners KCTalk currently infringes on?

Viacom?
NBC?
Fox?
WWE?
CNN?
Associated Press?

I mean KCTalk has tons of copyrighted photos and trademarked logos all over the site without exclusive written permission of the IP owners of these respected parties. Not to mention the fact that KCTalk.com not even being a registered legally entity cannot legally make “fair use” under federal law.

Response?

By: Dale Shaw, Esq.

Dale Shaw, Esq. — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:52:47 +0000

@MadDawg – Actually if you checked your server logs and Im sure if BlogKC were to do the same you would see that I am in fact visiting both KCTalk and BlogKC from our firms LAN.

I do represent the banned member you speak of and you fail to mention that KCTalk’s founder just as of last night removed all content which was copyright of my client in order for litigation to end.

You fail to realize though that 50% of the material on KCTalk.com is unlicensed copyrighted material in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

By: MadDawg

MadDawg — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:49:55 +0000

The above is untrue. It was posted by a banned member of KCTalk, not a real attorney. I’m sure the folks at ‘Pillsbury Law Firm’ have more professionalism than that. In fact, I may just ask them about it…They likely wouldn’t like their names being used in false statements.

As to whether KCTalk is a blog or not, it’s not a blog. One thing that always aggravates me is seeing KCTalk being called a blog. It’s not a blog! There is a distinct difference in blogs and forums.

Blogs (web logs) are more like diaries (logs). Blogs are single posts/blurbs made and maintained by an individual or small group of individuals. Whereas a forum (discussion board) is a collection of threaded discussions maintained by many people. There is a difference.

KCTalk is for old people? If you mean older than 17, sure….We have a wide range of ages, young and old.

By: Mr. Shaw of Pillsbury Law Firm

Mr. Shaw of Pillsbury Law Firm — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:51:03 +0000

KCTalk.com is also currently under litigation for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

I am personally handling this case out of our firm’s San Francisco Office.

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:07:14 +0000

The distinction between a blog and a discussion board is a trivial one, and I think as the ‘net matures it will eventually not exist at all. The only difference is that at a “blog” there is an editor or a team of editors responsible for deciding which content makes the cut and which doesn’t, then discussion proceeds under “comments”. Say, like what is happening here. In a discussion board, the membership itself decides which content makes the cut by virtue of continually responding to it and keeping it “bumped” or at the top of the page.

The similarities are greater than the differences, and I imagine that it won’t be long before the two concepts merge. They already have, sort of (see digg.com and others) but none of what we’ve seen so far are a full realization of the hybrid model. It won’t be long, though.

By: mr. matt

mr. matt — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:30:34 +0000

“knock knock”

“who is there?”

“who cares!!!!!!!!!!!”

By: bob berdella

bob berdella — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:53:21 +0000

KCtalk.com is for old people.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:05:32 +0000

I agree that there is a distinction but I’ve always wondered what it is . . . KC Talk has an RSS feed just like a blog but their content isn’t organized in a “most recent to oldest” format which is typical on most blogs. The site is written by multiple authors but so are many blogs. KC Talk is mostly discussion but it’s also true of the best blogs that the discussions are the most exciting part of the content. Is it simply a case of the software that they are using? Finally, most of the new case law and decisions that protect Internet speech apply across the board from discussion boards to webpages like Drudge to blogs. I’m just wondering: What is it about a blog that makes it a blog?

By: JL

JL — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:39:32 +0000

Good point. I will correct it. I’m old. Cut me a break.