Citizen journalism agency launches blog sales service

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Citizen journalism picture agency Scoopt has launched its new service to
help bloggers sell their material for publication. ScooptWords allows
bloggers to place a button on their website indicating that their
material is available to be licensed for use in mainstream news outlets.
Editors can click the button purchase the material. The service is free
to bloggers, but Scoopt will take a 25 per cent commission on sales it
negotiates.

ScooptWords managing editor Graham Holliday explained: 'There's a lot of
great blog content out there. Some of it is every bit as good as content
produced by professional journalists. However, there's no obvious route
to market for the blogger or way to buy content for the editor.'

ScooptWords is working with Creative Commons, a non-profit which provides
flexible licences as an alternative to traditional copyright. Under one
type of Creative Commons licence, a blogger can allow free exchange of
their attributed creative content for non-commercial purposes while
restricting commercial use.

Πηγή: Press Gazette