That's why we excerpt now and can't even excerpt from certain sources.
Originally it was full articles posted so there would be a record and no question about content distortion or context.
That was clearly, to me, legal under fair use.
But the system did not see it that way.
Free Republic survived.
If this law were to be enacted though, Free Republic and all the conservative alternatives to the big liberal media would be shut down via lawsuit. Only wealthy outfits could pay the legal costs.
But the Mew York Times, LA Slimes, Washington Compost, CN-, Fix, MSNLSD et cetera ad nauseam would all have the money to continue.
Demented spamming’s no way to win friends, son.
It is evident he is lawsuit happy the numerous times he has threatened to sue other people for making him mad during this election cycle.
What he does after or if he is elected is anyone's guess but you can bet it will not be beneficial to the American Citizen if he is mad or upset at someone OR if it does not benefit him financially in the global market.
Keep a light coat of oil on ol Betsy and your powder dry
You’re conflating two issues - fair use and libel, typical of your meat cleaver postings where a scalpel would do. I can’t imagine what the two have to do with each other. However, I’m a 100% Trumpian and I think what he said was dopey too.
What is the text of the new law Trump is proposing?
Truth in public discourse - Is it worth protecting?
Trump sues or threatens to sue everyone who disagrees with him. No different than Obama writing his own laws. Bullies-—both of them.
Could you provide links to these “new libel laws”.
Sorry, but what laws are you talking about?
There’s no link to anything showing up on my screen, so if you could give a link?
Thanks.
Look at all these children turning a blinds eye to facts and the words of their candidate.
They REFUSE to be told the truth of whom this dangerous man is, and instead shove their fingers in their ears and scream LA LA LA LA LA...
Very sad when someone is so beholden to any man, they refuse to even take a small critical look at who they are supporting and what exactly they believe...
If Cruz was saying this stuff, I would drop him faster than you could imagine. If Cruz was pushing extreme liberal ideologies as Trump is, my support would be lost.
But the Trump folks decided to capitulate and turn their backs on their principles. Their support was not born out of kindred, rational ideology, but emotional ANGER.
So when he has yet another viewpoint even further to the left than before, in STARK contrast to everything Americans hold dear... All they can do is have an emotional response: LA LA LA LA LA...
This is nonsense.
Are you posting for dirty-trick Cruz or Hillary?
I don’t think FR goes around spouting lies - we don’t have to.
I sure can’t wait til Tuesday.
This is nonsense.
Are you posting for dirty-trick Cruz or Hillary?
I am curious to know just what are the TRUMP LIBEL LAWS?
This has to be the first time in the history of the world that a private citizen enacted law(s).
And here I was taught the laws were enacted by governments and in this country by an elected government.
I guess my old civics teacher was wrong.
Sum a gun.
Those of us that stay glued to FR all day long, and for breaks surf other sites for news, probably have some idea what you are talking about.
I’m not one of them.
Couldn’t you just post a link to what ever article you are discussing so all can have the benefit of knowing what you are talking about?
By not doing so, you comments are basically mindless ramblings.
How is someone’s poorly laid out vain opinion Front Page News?
Something needs to be done about media bias and lying. Under the current law, a person needs to prove that a falsehood is published maliciously with knowledge that it is false in order to trigger damages. This is extremely difficult to prove in court even when it is obvious to see.
Like everything dominated by the left, the media is perverted and has become an enemy of the people. I don’t have the answer on how to fix this problem, but we need to start the discussion.
What “laws”?
What libel law proposals?
And how does the fuzzy line of copyright infringement have anything to do with it?
Lawsuits have always been part of the Trump business model and he had a huge reputation for this in and around NYC.
His game has been to tie other businesses up in hugely expensive litigation whenever he didn’t get his way and eventually bankrupt them.