Cease and Desist... copyright complaint from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

VIA email from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 04/05/2004 | Corey Waugaman, PG Permissions Department

[Jim Robinson]

Subject: Cease and Desist...

Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:10:47 -0400

From: Corey Waugaman

To: Susan Kish , "'webmaster@freerepublic.com'"

To Whom It May Concern:

It has been brought to our attention that you have republished Pittsburgh Post-Gazette material without permission. This is a direct violation of the Copyright Law of 1976. Please cease and desist immediately.

It is the policy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette not permit the posting of our material on any web site but our own.

Material to be removed:

Allegiance to party complicates local race for incumbent Diven

All eggs are not created equal

CMU slur brings apology

AND ANY OTHER POST-GAZETTE MATERIAL

Please remove all of our material from your web site within 24 hours. Periodic checks will be made to verify your compliance. If the material has not been removed within the allotted time, legal action will be taken.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Corey Waugaman

PG Permissions Department

[piasa]

Just curious... what would they do if we archived a screenshot or photocopy of an article?

[Jim Robinson]

They'd probably send me a copyright violation complaint.

[Lancey Howard]

No sweat, Jim.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is roughly as well-written and informative as the Daily Collegian out of Penn State. Just as liberal, too. These are people who can't get real jobs so they "write" for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. No loss.

[KC Burke]

In the sheltering of Clinton criminality, there was a large incidence of posted items being changed and re-edited by higher ranking journalists contoling what got out. Some things even dissappeared.

This seems to have passed and the excerpting some of what we find isn't too prohibative.

I still can't bring myself to register for the WashCompost however.

[piasa]

I don't doubt it...

Maybe we could get away with it if we photocopied it and stuck it in a bottle of urine and called it 'art?'

Heck, maybe we could get an NEA grant if we pasted articles on elephant dung - provided we explain that it is a multimedia collage. We could then take photos of our creations and make on-line gallery brochures.

[Criminal Number 18F]

There's only one liberal in my extended family. He's a journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Tell his boss that you and the rest of the family are conservatives. Get him fired!

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Criminal Number 18F]

There's only one liberal in my extended family. He's a journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Tell his boss that you and the rest of the family are conservatives. Get him fired!

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Las Vegas Dave]

My thoughts exactly!

Can FR pursue legal action against postgeezerette, et.al. ?

[prisoner6]

Hmmmm....!

prisoner6

[prisoner6]

Nevermind. It's a call center in N. Carolina.

SOooo...the socialists at the P-G OUTSOURCED PA JOBS TO FREAKIN' NORTH CAROLINA! I'm SHOCKED and OUTRAGED I tell yunz!

prisoner6

[prisoner6]

Probably Dennis Roddy...I know he's lurked here...I've had several exchanges with him. He once interviewed the 'Burgh chapter when we demonstrated x42 when he spoke here.

prisoner6

[prisoner6]

GOOD CATCH! With your post I remember reading that on FARK.

prisoner6

[prisoner6]

Well I have to chime in here. AFAIC the Trib was a nice paper when it was Greensburg. They had several features I enjoyed. When they began evolvling to a PGH paper they dropped alot of the stuff I liked.

But the BIG problem for me is the writing...it's all formated. No personality at all in the news stories. They probably take newbies, kidz from school and have them fill in the blanks. The PG is much better (writing wise) and has more personality despite it's socialist leanings.

Plus the Trib has to upgrade and "burgh-ize" it's want ads more. Of course I don't buy either paper, but I have to read through both everyday at work. I always feel so dirty after wading through the PG editorials...

prisoner6

[pittsburgh gop guy]

They suck! And Jack Kelly is the only thing worth reading in that rag - a self-proclaimed "ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT NEWSPAPERS" - uh, if you say so.....

But, yes, I will comply....

[eeriegeno]

Hmmm, it seems that a newspaper would want its words published in as many places as possible, as long as credit is given to the source of the article. Maybe the PPG is afraid that their bias will be discovered as websites like FR disects those words???????

[Petronski]

"It has been called to my attention..."

Do you get the feeling someone is dutifully 'calling it' to everyone's attention?

[AppyPappy]

True but there is nothing you can do about it. We don't own the actual article.

[Vermont Lt]

As someone who makes a living off copyrighted material (photographs) I have to appreciate their right to protect their business.

We live in a capitalist society. I am free to produce my own artistic and journalistic work. I am free to publish and distribute it as I see fit. However, I am also free to protect my investment in time, equipment, and future income.

They are not saying "dont link to our page"; they are simply protecting their work.

Respect the principal. I mean, you dont' download music written by someone else do you?

[SoothingDave]

Plus the Trib has to upgrade and "burgh-ize" it's want ads more.

As it grows, this would be a natural development. The PG still outsells on Sunday by double, roughly, so more people advertise in and look in it for want ads. But the PG numbers are on a steay decline and the Trib is rising. So at some point it will tip and more ads will start appearing.

Of course I don't buy either paper, but I have to read through both everyday at work. I always feel so dirty after wading through the PG editorials...

Oh my, did you read last Sunday's editorial by 2 (it took 2?) "experts" on medicare (or was it social security?), saying "let's worry about today today, tomorrow will take care of itself"? Horrendous.

SD

[Drago]

Good post...I agree.

"...I mean, you dont' download music written by someone else do you?"

{wink wink} {grin} Have you seen this Saturday night thread?

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