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The Australian: Fairfax Media loses copyright battle

Thursday, 9 September 2010, 12:44

"The Federal Court has ruled against Fairfax Media's attempt to claim copyright over headlines in The Australian Financial Review. The decision is seen by the publishing industry to have significant implications for the reproduction of newspaper articles."

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 Friday, 21 December 2007, 22:28 0

Move over Britney Spears, you don’t top the most-read lists everywhere. The top story for 2007 on FT.com was an interview in which the US comptroller general drew parallels between the contemporary United States and the Roman empire.

 Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 16:52 0

"[Usability guru Jakob Nielsen]‘s thesis is that the passive voice — which is usually frowned upon by people who love good prose -— enables headline writers to "front-load" their heds with the key concepts from the story."

 Sunday, 19 August 2007, 08:43 0

"After a quick scan of some of the sites on the web with advice on headlines, I didn’t see some of my favorite tips, so I’m compiling several of them here"