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Date Posted: 15:28:32 02/10/03 Mon
Author: Chesco Radio Geek
Subject: Copyright Infringement is Stealing

All talk radio hosts use Web Sites (Drudge, etc.) and newspapers to research their shows. Many even quote their sources. But few ever read directly from the newspaper, which is not only boring it is downright illegal.

As a Chester County resident and radio geek, I often check out our two local stations, WCOJ, 1420 AM and WCHE, 1520 AM, the latter being a 250-watt daytimer. Both stations must use the local newspapers for their news, but WCHE reads the stories from the paper verbatim.

I happen to know that even rewriting the stories from a source without paying or permission is a copyright infringement, but reading them directly is the worst kind of “intellectual theft.” WCHE is owned by the man who does the morning show. The times I have listened (not long) it sounds very boring and the host has a Philadelphia accent thick enough to clog the Schuylkill.

I know it’s only a 250-watt daytimer, but he reads stories verbatim from the Inquirer, the Chester County Local, the New York Post and others. As I know many struggling writers, it is infuriating to me that this person is reading copyrighted material word-for-word every day. The G-Man pays for his newspaper shtick, but I don’t believe WCHE is paying for using the work of others.

It might seem like a small issue to some, but his kind of abuse is one of the things that’s killing good, locally owned radio. Have you heard similar occurrences on your local stations?
CRG

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[> Copyright Infringement is Stealing -- David Eckard, 18:32:31 02/17/03 Mon

I never really looked at it from that angle, but to be honest with you, if a host has to rely on reading a newspaper verbatim - they might consider a career change to reading books on tape.

Show prep is a neccessity, that goes without saying... but prep is something used to steer the show and engage the listeners in conversation (i.e. TALK radio, not MONOLOGUE radio) ... and even then you paraphrase the stories not read them word for word to fill time until you get to go home!


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