Simply because you wrote something doesn't mean you have taken the legal measures to copyright it. According to fair use you don't own the words no matter how you string them together.
Two: Free Republic doesn't allow certain types of content to be shown mostly video. So to see this content one must leave FR or NOT see it at all.
FR typically doesn't allow porn, racist or excessively violent videos. If that is what he has on his blog then he shouldn't be flogging it here.
If you are condoning blog pimping then you are the type of person who says nothing about petty theft because "it was just a magazine".
Well I can see why you have a problem understanding excerpting. You have no clue how copyright works at all:
by Moira Allen Copyrighting your work is probably the easiest part of writing, because your work is automatically protected the moment you write it down. You do not have to "register" a copyright for it to be valid. If you're nervous, you can place a copyright notice on your material by putting the following information in the upper right corner of your document: Copyright © 200X by (your name) Click Herefor rest of article.Understanding Rights and Copyright
Two of the most common questions I hear are "How do I copyright my work?" and "How do I prevent editors from stealing my ideas?"
"FR typically doesn't allow porn, racist or excessively violent videos. If that is what he has on his blog then he shouldn't be flogging it here."
FR doesn't allow ANY videos you must goto another site to see them. Do you rail on about Video Bloggers who post their work on FR?
Do you even have the slightest clue at all about the issue of Copyright Law and how FR works as far as video Content goes?