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Reader Challenges Fairness Of Listing Copyright Rights

real? HomeGain makes money by providing leads to real estate agents. Once again, MLS access is front and center. Maybe some listing agents don"t like the subject of commissions to be part of their listing presentation, especially when they have no control over what"s being said. That"s certainly not the case in the MLS. Commissions have nothing to do with the MLS listing presentation ... so if listing brokers are giving their permission for use, why shouldn"t they be able to control the environment in which the listings are presented? That"s why online listings should be treated differently by copyright rights and MLS data-sharing rules. Non-listing brokers have agreed to a certain level of cooperation. Now some non-listing brokers want to change what used to be an extremely generous content-sharing situation into a personal advantage. The listing broker doesn"t owe them that. These are clear, indisputable examples of how listing brokers can get hurt and why they should have the right to protect their copyright rights with regard to their listings, and that includes sharing them or not sharing them with competitors as they see fit.

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