Somewhere amongst these 117 lawsuits is a defendant with the money, the argument, and the gumption to put up a credible defense and allow the courts to put a stop to this nonsense. If that doesn’t happen then much of the internet and what little is left of the newspaper business will be very seriously harmed.
I'm pretty sure that FR is one of those 117. Unlike most outlets they did not send a cease & desist, they sued immediately. Jim pulled the articles in question immediately and they are now on the FR "do not post or link" list but that doesn't settle the suit.
Hopefully some judge will put a stop to this abuse of the legal system quickly. I believe there is a good argument that the LVRJ granted a limited license to anyone that visited their webpage when they encouraged readers to "share and e-mail" their content.