19th November 2009

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - apparently

Murdoch's companies aren't above stealing content

Just heard this story breaking where I usually hear new stuff (don't make me use the T word). Edgar Wright, director of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz amongst other things, wrote a lovely blog post about working with the late Edward Woodward several days ago. I read it at the time, and thought it was a moving piece. Edgar's thoughts on the departed Mr Woodward.

It seems that The Times thought so too. Which was nice. Except they didn't ask Edgar if they could use his piece, and to add insult to injury, have sub-edited it in a manner that he feels misrepresents him. Oh dear.

And all this from an organisation that plans to sue Google and the BBC for stealing their content.

Well, it's a new online business model at least. Nick the content, then charge for it.

EDIT - I've just seen via The Guardian website that it was in the print version of the newspaper. Even worse.

Post modified: 6th January 2010