SpotCrime to Pay Criminals for Their Data
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about who owns public crime data . SpotCrime was even pursued after another company in Federal court over the issue . There are many entities that are staking claim and proprietary ownership over crime data. Here at SpotCrime, we believe that if ownership is to be claimed then crime data belongs to the individual who produces the crime. Credit should be given where credit is due -- and we believe the originator of the crime should be able to claim copyright over the crimes they have committed. SpotCrime will compensate a criminal when a crime report is created and used on our website. SpotCrime will give a penny ($.01) for every crime report created by an individual. To be properly compensated, please follow the directions below: Head to your local police department Report to an officer each crime you have committed. If you think a crime can qualify as more than one crime (for example, not only did you steal the car, but when driving a