[Phantom Lord]

Nope. Isnt that what the FR Legal Defense Fund is for?

How long did Jim battle the LA Times and Washington Post and now an email has him cowering?

Virtually everything that starts a thread is copywrited. Soon, FR may consist of nothing buy vanity ramblings.

[mountaineer]

We conservatives who respect others' property rights should be more consistent (this is not directed at you specifically in any way, PL - just my general observation). A copyright is a form of ownership of certain property, in these cases, written material. I'm not sure why we can't do with the Onion or any publication what we've been instructed to do with WP and LAT articles, namely, post an excerpt and link to the full article. The copyright holders wouldn't object to that.

So we'd have to make one extra mouse click. It's really not that labor-intensive. Yes, Jim battled the WP and LAT - and it cost $$$. Why go through that again? (I can't comment on the legal defense fund. Perhaps someone with knowledge of it should post an accounting).

[malakhi]

Soon, FR may consist of nothing buy vanity ramblings.

This isn't a problem. Excerpt and link.

[Skooz]

. Soon, FR may consist of nothing buy vanity ramblings.

That is a very real possibility.

[SamAdams76]

How long did Jim battle the LA Times and Washington Post and now an email has him cowering?

Give it up already. Let Jim and Free Republic save their resources for things that matter. Articles from the Onion don't contribute to the stated mission of the Free Republic website which is to "roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America." So their omission here is no big loss.

Sure, the articles were nice for a humor break now and then. I posted a few here myself. But looking at the big picture, they really aren't that important.

So the H-Dog is out. And Jim Anchower too. Permanently.