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Political Forum (DemocraticUnderground) Fights Back Against Righthaven Copyright Suit
Kansas City Infozine ^ | 9.28.10 | Staff infoZine

Posted on 09/28/2010 12:24:34 PM PDT by rface

Democratic Underground -- represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Winston & Strawn LLP, and attorney Chad Bowers -- was sued by Righthaven on August 10 for a five-sentence excerpt of a Las Vegas Review-Journal news story that a user posted on the forum.........

"Democratic Underground is the largest independent discussion forum for liberals on the Internet. (Several) people discuss and debate political issues on our site every day, particularly now during erection season. Online discussion often requires quoting from news sources -- a legal fair use of the material," said Democratic Underground founder David Allen. "By targeting short excerpts of news articles with their sham copyright claims, Righthaven is chilling free and open discussion on the Internet."

(Excerpt) Read more at infozine.com ...


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please excuse any typos.....cut/paste doesn''t work too good.

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reminds me of WashPost FReeper lawsuit.....and how the DUmmies cheered.

1 posted on 09/28/2010 12:24:40 PM PDT by rface
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To: rface
...particularly now during erection season.

please excuse any typos...
For the laugh...you're forgiven.

2 posted on 09/28/2010 12:26:34 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: rface

best typo in a long time... erection season.


3 posted on 09/28/2010 12:26:50 PM PDT by republicangel
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To: rface

“during erection season”

Why didn’t I get that memo?


4 posted on 09/28/2010 12:27:02 PM PDT by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: rface

Freud, Paging Dr. Freud..


5 posted on 09/28/2010 12:28:08 PM PDT by tje
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To: rface
...particularly now during erection season.

Great. Now we're gonna get sued by Cialis.


6 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:09 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Obama, Pelosi and Reid - the Trio of Twits)
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To: rface
...people discuss and debate political issues on our site every day, particularly now during erection season.

IS THIS ANOTHER BARNEY FRANK THREAD?.................

7 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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To: philman_36

I thought that was in the spring.


8 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:30 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: rface

“Democratic Underground is the largest independent discussion forum for liberals on the Internet”

That’s not saying much.

And really it is unfair to say that when every APOLITICAL forum I’ve ever been on (music, films, social, etc.) has been threadhijacked by angry uberlibs with nutty conspiracy theories about Bush stealing elections, Cheney being a puppetmaster, 9-11 being an inside job, teabagger this, Beck that...

There are much bigger forums of liberals.


9 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:45 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: rface

Erection season? Haha.

SnakeDoc


10 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:52 PM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("When you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow." -- Teddy Roosevelt)
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To: rface

erection season...giggle


11 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:52 PM PDT by fml
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To: ShadowAce

For a conservative, it is ‘coming’ this November...


12 posted on 09/28/2010 12:30:38 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: Red Badger

Subtle Chi-com spam for viagr@.


13 posted on 09/28/2010 12:30:38 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: MPJackal

It’s so hard figuring out this eRection season..


14 posted on 09/28/2010 12:30:46 PM PDT by max americana (Hoax and Chains, Dopeychangey)
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To: rface

Have to agree with DU. LVRJ and Righthaven are simply trying a hail mary pass to some new revenue streams.


15 posted on 09/28/2010 12:31:08 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Well, I dunno......we were talking about DU after all.......................


16 posted on 09/28/2010 12:32:01 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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Can’t laugh too hard on this one since Free Republic got sued by these Righthaven creeps too.


17 posted on 09/28/2010 12:32:33 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: rface

“cut/paste doesn’’t work too good.”

cut/paste doesn’t work too WELL


18 posted on 09/28/2010 12:33:28 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Erection season? We don't need no erections in our happy homeland................

19 posted on 09/28/2010 12:34:11 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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Now we're gonna get sued by Cialis.

It depends. Was it for more than 4 hours?

20 posted on 09/28/2010 12:34:30 PM PDT by melancholy (It ain't Camelot, it's Scam-a-lot! Zero is no Zorro and Apette is no Antoinette!)
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