Conservative website among 3 sued over R-J copyrights (Free Republic sued AGAIN)

Las Vegas Sun ^ | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | 9:12 a.m. | By Steve Green

[Lazamataz]

A conservative news-sharing website with plenty of experience in dealing with copyright issues has been sued for copyright infringement after Las Vegas Review-Journal stories allegedly were posted on its site.

Free Republic LLC, James C. Robinson and John Robinson, who are associated with the website www.freerepublic.com in Fresno, Calif., were sued in federal court in Las Vegas on Monday over the postings.

[Lazamataz]

Don't see how this can happen, with the technology we have in place. Looks like Messr. Reid is attempting a shutdown of his critics.

[Lazamataz]

Here we go again. Grrrr.

[Jim Robinson]

Damn.

[driftdiver]

Might be a good time for people to make a donation.

[Mr. K]

Don’t fight it- just say OK we wont allow content from your site anymore....

Why give them the hits. I am sure their readers wont mind(both of them )

[Loud Mime]

The only reason I read anything in the LVRJ is because I was directed to it from here.

They get exposure from FR and they complain about it?

[Uncle Miltie]

Did they sue DU too?

[jessduntno]

The Democratic Party of Nevada was sued for copyright infringement Friday after Las Vegas Review-Journal stories allegedly were posted on its website without authorization this spring.

[Sub-Driver]

We’ve won before.........

[b4its2late]

Idiots. Like they think their circulation is going up? Ha. Down, down, down, and even free publicity won’t help. Jim, I’m sending you another $20. I know it’s not allot, but I hope it’ll help.

[LongElegantLegs]

They’re whining about free publicity? Nobody posts the whole article anymore, you HAVE to go to the source to read it...Except for the idiots that post a link to their blog using an article from somewhere else to draw people in...I don’t usually bother following the crumb trail when that happens.

[SteveH]

Doesn’t the LVRJ have editorialist Vin Suprynowicz on it? If so, it is somewhat difficult to imagine the LVRJ as a Democrat tool (though still possible, of course, eg a la the WSJ schizo news and editorial departments)...

[Lazamataz]

Yup. I will lead a fundraiser to defend against this, sir, if you wish. At that time, when we prevail (because you DO have the machinery in place), let’s own this little piece of dreck in the deseryt, this Review Journal, and turn it into a conservative mouthpiece. Game?

[justlurking]

Don't see how this can happen, with the technology we have in place.

From the article:

The site also includes a long list of newspapers that have requested the site not post their stories, or post only excerpts and links. The R-J is not on that list.

I presume that the R-J is now on the list?

[lysie]

Hubby gets paid tomorrow. I’ll match your $20.

[RandallFlagg]

The enemedia likes to be able to edit history. To cover their tracks.

[Red Steel]

FR can open up a legal fund to pay the court cost as done in the past.

[library user]

They get exposure from FR and they complain about it?

Communists don't care about winning popularity contests. They want to control. Period.

[Cyber Liberty]

Sonuvabitch. Just when you thought you had all these jerkwads sorted out. From the article:

The site also includes a long list of newspapers that have requested the site not post their stories, or post only excerpts and links. The R-J is not on that list.

I take it the plaintiffs never asked to be put on the list. You're supposed to have magical powers to tell you who's on and who's not?

[KeyLargo]

Just a suggestion.

Jim should make it easier for freepers to see a complete list of no, no media, (without having to search for it), for posters rather than freepers wasting time discovering after cutting and pasting and finding that posts are not allowed from a particular media. It’s good that FR catches the majority of the no no posts, but many times freepers post no no media info. in replies to other freepers and it is not caught.

[Lazamataz]

The site also includes a long list of newspapers that have requested the site not post their stories, or post only excerpts and links. The R-J is not on that list.

Don't you suspect that there isn't much legal grounds there? You need to send a cease and desist first? Something like that. Jim will clearly demonstrate his compliance with copyright law, since as of the moment he became aware of this complaint, the news site is certainly entered in the list.

Might not be a lot of 'there', there.

[DallasDeb]

Newspaper would never have readers if it weren’t for posting links to them. I almost always read entire articles and often that leads me to reading more at the paper’s website. P!$$ on them.

[mojitojoe]

sigh............

[Rebelbase]

Who performs the role of Clarity now?

[mdittmar]

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I used to go to the Los Angeles Times website daily. After they brought the hammer down on FR I have clicked on their site at most once in a year.

[Slings and Arrows]

S***. If you haven't already, pony up!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I will do the same $20 to FR!

[Lazamataz]

Who performs the role of Clarity now?

....and maybe do it WELL, this time?

[musicman]

"Looks like Messr. Reid is attempting a shutdown of his critics."

[mnehring]

Jim Rob and company

It should be noted that on EVERY article on every page at the Las Vegas Review Journal, they have links at the bottom to share the story on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

For example, scroll to the very bottom of the page here:

http://www.lvrj.com/business/nevada-s-jobless-rate-reaches-record-14-2-percent-98737824.html

In other words, their website encourages article sharing. This sounds like entrapment. “here, share this article with your friends.. now... gotcha, we are going to sue you..”

[Jim Robinson]

They would have been on the list had they notified me. That’s how all the others got there.

[Lazamataz]

OH YEAH, I forgot, I promised a Monthly. Gimmee a few minutes and I’m in. Not a ton, but nice and regular, and then whatever I can do to help on this little issue, later.

[Jim Robinson]

We have complied with every copyright request received.

[DB]

The RIAA approach to business...

Sue and harass your customers and then wonder why you don’t have any...

[Lazamataz]

We have complied with every copyright request received.

I, as a regular visiter with a demonstrated near-daily participation, can testify to the validity of this assertion.

[Red Steel]

I don’t see where in that LV Sun article where it says where the ‘offending’ Review Journal article(s) is/are specifically located on FR or that they requested for their removal.

[ReneeLynn]

But this paper wasn’t on the ‘no-no’ list. I guess it’s post first, sue later.

[Cyber Liberty]

Is Orly Taitz available?

[Finalapproach29er]

Dirty Harry Reid's friends.

Harry is quite a Christian, you know. s/

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts

At the top of the Forum page.....

[TheOldLady]

Post #26. :(

[Dick Bachert]

Beat me to it.

Vin, if you’re in here, have a talk with your boss.

[mnehring]

Sounds like a newspaper in financial trouble attempting the “revenue through litigation” approach.

[Slings and Arrows]

Oh yeah.

[a fool in paradise]

Apparently what goes on in Las Vegas Review-Journal stays in Vegas.

[driftdiver]

A google search found them

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=Las+Vegas+Review-Journal&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=freerepublic.com&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

[DGHoodini]

Did someone actually post the whole text of one of thweir stories? Or, is this some dirty trick to try contravening ‘Fair Use’, as a way to attack their enemies and make money by doing so? How much are they making in awards from all these suits?