Comments on: New Spin: Save the Mayor’s Congestion Plan by Modifying It http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Bedraj Tripathy http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41970 Bedraj Tripathy Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:38:09 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41970 Copyright or not. I think let's get to the point on the article. INteresting to see that the house is deciding on whether 86th street is the border or 60th street is the border. Good movement. Whether NJ travelers will be changed or not and what to do with the parking bit. Now is when a wholistic and more foolproof solution to congestion pricing is evolving. Long live NYC! You will certainly gain. Copyright or not. I think let's get to the point on the article. INteresting to see that the house is deciding on whether 86th street is the border or 60th street is the border. Good movement. Whether NJ travelers will be changed or not and what to do with the parking bit. Now is when a wholistic and more foolproof solution to congestion pricing is evolving. Long live NYC! You will certainly gain.

]]> By: dbs http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41920 dbs Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:57:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41920 Don't take it down! I think if you put a clause like this whenever you post a copywritten article, you'll be fine: FAIR USE NOTICE This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Don't take it down!
I think if you put a clause like this whenever you post a copywritten article, you'll be fine:

FAIR USE NOTICE
This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

]]> By: fdr http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41912 fdr Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:55:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41912 Crain's site is not only a subscription site but you have to pay for it. So they're probably not thrilled when you reprint it. If you're creating traffic for their site, the visitors aren't going to find this article there. Crain's site is not only a subscription site but you have to pay for it. So they're probably not thrilled when you reprint it. If you're creating traffic for their site, the visitors aren't going to find this article there.

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41908 Josh Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:46:10 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41908 (Sorry, I know a discussion of copyright law vis a vis the Internet is off topic.) If you're reproducing the article in its entirety, I don't see how you're driving traffic to their site. (Sorry, I know a discussion of copyright law vis a vis the Internet is off topic.)

If you're reproducing the article in its entirety, I don't see how you're driving traffic to their site.

]]> By: Aaron Naparstek http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41888 Aaron Naparstek Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:57:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41888 They sell ads on their site and we're driving traffic and pageviews to their site so I think it works out OK for them. But if they ask me to take it down I will. They sell ads on their site and we're driving traffic and pageviews to their site so I think it works out OK for them. But if they ask me to take it down I will.

]]> By: Eric http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41882 Eric Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:33:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41882 Fair-use law is <em>not</em> crystal clear, but it's generally accepted that the law allows reproduction of copyrighted materials for non-commerical purposes, which is why Streetsblog can reproduce it here. <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> for the link to the U.S. Copyright Office summary. Fair-use law is not crystal clear, but it's generally accepted that the law allows reproduction of copyrighted materials for non-commerical purposes, which is why Streetsblog can reproduce it here.

Click here for the link to the U.S. Copyright Office summary.

]]> By: JF http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41880 JF Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41880 Intellectual property is intellectual theft. Intellectual property is intellectual theft.

]]> By: Spud Spudly http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41878 Spud Spudly Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/17/new-spin-save-the-mayors-congestion-plan-by-modifying-it/#comment-41878 Isn't it kind of, like, copyright infringement to print this story in full here? Isn't it kind of, like, copyright infringement to print this story in full here?

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