[quidnunc]

mvpel wrote: The Federal Copyright Law also has something called "section 107," which states, among other things: the fair use of a copyrighted work, ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. Take a look around here on Free Republic, and you'll notice quite a bit of criticism, comment, and news reporting going on.

Free Republic doesn't qualify for fair use: That precedent has been established in federal court.

[meyer]

Free Republic doesn't qualify for fair use: That precedent has been established in federal court.

If I'm not mistaken (and I may be), neither an admission of guilt nor a ruling took place; rather, an agreement between effected parties took place. Which means that the battle can be fought another day, hopefully in a friendlier atmosphere.