Page 1 Posted on 06/27/2002 7:36:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Here are the scanned images of our Settlement with the LAT/WP:
Page 1 through 3 is the Stipulation for entry of Amended Final JudgmentPage 4 is blank
Page 5 through 11 is the Amended Final Judgment.
Page 12 is blank
Page 13 through 16 is the LA Times/Chicago Tribune and affiliates
Page 17 is blank
Page 18 through 20 is the Washington Post/Newsweek and affiliates
Page 21 blank
Page 22 through 62 is the original Final Order for Partial Summary Judgment
Page 1: Page 1
Click below for the remaining pages:
My hat's off to you, Jim, and to John and the rest.
God bless you all.
Free Republic pays nominal damages to plaintiffs ($10,000) and promises not to allow posting of material from publications owned by plaintiffs in future.
Conclusion: Huge victory for Free Republic. Considering that plaintiffs were originally seeking million dollar plus settlement that would have effectively ended Free Republic (at least as we know it).
Regards,
L
Thank You,
TheOtherOne
Appreciate ya!
The time and expense allocated to this case by these giant media companies is absolute evidence, IMO, that the Post and Times were eager for an opportunity to get a legal opinion on the sanctity of their copyrights within this new, and very threatening, internet medium. It was a very important step in their vital mission to protect the value and control of their proprietary and revenue producing news products - accross many media properties - that use the World Wide Web for distribution. They NEEDED to win this one unambiguously. They NEEDED a pre-emptive legal strike that reaffirms the copyright protection of their unique, value generating news and entertaiment creations going forward. If Jim decides some day to commission, market or syndicate the considerable writing talents of Freepers (or formers) like JohnHuang2, Debo21, Coyote, Jeff Head, Dead, Iowa Hawk, Michael Wright, VictoriaDelsoul etc. to conservative internet news outlets or mainstream media vehicles, if RadioFR's value and influence is such that other outlets want to broadcast it, he'll be happy the copyright law is clear.
BUMP
When was the original suit filed? It looks like u got it over fast? These can take years. How long did this one take to settle?
Thanks,
RICESKI
It looks to me like this post is an announcement of the negotiated settlement, filed with the court in May 202 and approved in June.
I wasn't involved, I just happened to make the first comment on the thread
There's a link in post 9 you may want to check out
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.