Referring to a story in the Media

TechLaw Advisor refers to a post by PaidContent.org quoting Reuter's position on blogs referring to its stories: "Infringements of our copyright does not include where bloggers quote from and link back to our original story, or where sites display a headline and link back to reuters.com. We are very comfortable with these practices."

It has been my practice, where I deal in government and business regulatory matters and court decisions, to refer back to the primary source, typically a media release or an actual report, new law or case note on the relevant website. Free email subscription alert services are offered by many Australian government departments (such as the Attorney-General's e-news on copyright) and regulatory bodies (such as the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner). And where they don't, services such as Watch that page are helpful.