Thanks for the details. I'm curious though, couldn't traditional publications just say their articles are "user content" and absolve themselves of all legal liability, like defamation?
Assuming that content was paid for by the company, either by contractors or employees, I think a court could see through that being called 'user content' pretty easily.
If it's just uncompensated randos...well then it wouldn't be a traditional publication anymore.
Since the work was generated in the course of that employee's duty with the company, I'm not sure why you think the company would be absolved of liability for the content they themselves commissioned. That employee is the company in this capacity.
Yea, that makes sense. I'm wondering how it works with something like TikTok's Creator Fund [1] or Twitter Blue content creators (who might be compensated in the future), or even Medium.
TulliusCicero|4 years ago
If it's just uncompensated randos...well then it wouldn't be a traditional publication anymore.
akersten|4 years ago
noofen|4 years ago
[1]: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/tiktok-creator-fund-your-q...