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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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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
since Free Republic got sued by these Righthaven creeps too......

yea - saw that too. Maybe we could get together with the DUmmies and fight them together : )

21 posted on 09/28/2010 12:34:40 PM PDT by rface (Remember to roll your Traditional IRA into ROTH before the end of the year.....)
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To: rface
particularly now during erection season

It's the mating season in DU.

Communists will be check-mated this season.

22 posted on 09/28/2010 12:37:06 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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To: OrangeHoof
LVRJ and Righthaven are simply trying a hail mary pass to some new revenue streams.

As are BMI and ASCAP shaking down bars for having televisions on which MAY have a published song used on a tv program soundtrack or in a commericial.

23 posted on 09/28/2010 12:38:07 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: melancholy
Now we're gonna get sued by Cialis. It depends. Was it for more than 4 hours? .....

.

DON'T LAUGH! IT IS REAL EMBARRASSING TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE OF THAT ..... 4 Hours and 25 minutes is a LONG TIME!

24 posted on 09/28/2010 12:38:17 PM PDT by rface (Remember to roll your Traditional IRA into ROTH before the end of the year.....)
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To: fml

heh heh, he said erection heh heh...

25 posted on 09/28/2010 12:38:57 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: rface

I find myself cheering for DU. Of course I have to since FR was also targeted by these copyright trolls.


26 posted on 09/28/2010 12:41:19 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: rface
DON'T LAUGH! IT IS REAL EMBARRASSING TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE OF THAT ..... 4 Hours and 25 minutes is a LONG TIME!

Did it happen to somebody you know?

If Ayatollah Abu Bama goes to the hospital for such a condition, the doctor has to use a magnifying glass to verify 0h0m0's claim!

Communism isn't for lovers!

27 posted on 09/28/2010 12:42:59 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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To: rface
...erection season...

Step one...cut a hole in the box...NSFW

28 posted on 09/28/2010 12:43:06 PM PDT by JRios1968 (What is the difference between 0bama and his dog, Bo? Bo has papers.)
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To: republicangel

Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) on Sat Night Live once did a commentary on “Presidential erections”


29 posted on 09/28/2010 12:43:41 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: rface

They must be somewhat conflicted over at DU.

After all, aren’t bloodsucking lawyers part of the Democrat’s core constituency?

Maybe now they’ll see why the evil right wing has been trying to get tort reform passed all these years over leftist obstruction.


30 posted on 09/28/2010 12:44:41 PM PDT by chrisser (Starve the Monkeys!)
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To: a fool in paradise
As are BMI and ASCAP shaking down bars for having televisions on which MAY have a published song used on a tv program soundtrack or in a commericial.

Such has been the case for a long time. Bars that have televisions for patrons are making money by a public performance of the works of others. In the most egregious case, think of when they fill the bar to capacity by showing football games. BMI and ASCAP exist as copyright pooling sources, a license clears the bar owner for the public performance of these copyrighted works. The alternative would be to try to get permission from each copyright holder involved, which is an impossible proposition.

31 posted on 09/28/2010 12:46:26 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat

The actors and directors and owners of the tv show do NOT get ASCAP and BMI money. It is for the licensing of the music publishing ONLY.


32 posted on 09/28/2010 12:47:51 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: raccoonradio

I remember that... one of the funniest characters on the show ever. Remember when she went on and on about making Puerto Rico a Steak?


33 posted on 09/28/2010 12:48:23 PM PDT by republicangel
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To: antiRepublicrat

20 years history being “long time” whereas television has been around 63 years.


34 posted on 09/28/2010 12:48:49 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
To all you DUmmies and DUhimmies -- I am behind you 100 percent on this one.

Good luck!

35 posted on 09/28/2010 12:50:22 PM PDT by Tribune7 (The Democrat Party is not a political organization but a religious cult.)
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To: republicangel

And conserving our national...racehorses!Don’t other kinds of horses need to be conserved too, like ponies or stallions? :)


36 posted on 09/28/2010 12:50:35 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: ShadowAce
I thought that was in the spring.
Nope! Democrats are in a rut and that happens in the fall. {;^)
37 posted on 09/28/2010 12:53:07 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: AppyPappy
cut/paste doesn’t work too WELL

Lots of folks say "cut/paste" when what they mean is, "copy/paste" too.

38 posted on 09/28/2010 12:57:30 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Nobody reads tag lines.)
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To: Tribune7

Agreed. I don’t have to like them to know when they are in the right.


39 posted on 09/28/2010 1:01:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: a fool in paradise

You’re right, I was mixing up the music and TV. Still, the concept stands. If you are broadcasting copyrighted works in the furtherance of your business, then you need to pay the piper.


40 posted on 09/28/2010 1:06:22 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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