Matt at Blackfive has a great update on Michael Yon’s copyright fight with French publishing giant HFM.
But Hachette President-CEO Jack Kliger said Mr. Yon and his backers are not Shock’s target audience and should not try to restrict the magazine’s circulation.
No kidding? A vile anti-war rag is not targeting Michael Yon or milblog readers, who knew?
“There’s no question that their efforts to convince retailers that it is consumers who are upset at the issue have succeeded in some cases, even though that’s not what the fact is,” Mr. Kliger said. “The fact is, these are not complaints being made by Shock readers — these are complaints being made by Michael Yon’s followers. There’s a big difference.”
This could be becuase Shock doesn’t have readers, but I digress. There is also a big difference between the US Army and some slimy French corporation. If the US Army was pushed by Michael Yon readers to resolve their dispute, what do you think bloggers can do to HFM?
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