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Cease and Desist... copyright complaint from Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
VIA email from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 04/05/2004
| Corey Waugaman, PG Permissions Department
Posted on 04/05/2004 12:16:55 PM PDT by 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
TOPICS: Announcements; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: copyrightcomplaint; freerepubliczotted; pittsburgh; postgazette; zot; zotfreerepublic
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To: Jim Robinson
Just curious... what would they do if we archived a screenshot or photocopy of an article?
81
posted on
04/05/2004 11:07:34 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: piasa
They'd probably send me a copyright violation complaint.
To: Jim Robinson
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.
To: Jim Robinson
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.
84
posted on
04/05/2004 11:17:59 PM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
To: Jim Robinson
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.
85
posted on
04/06/2004 12:47:49 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: Flightdeck
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
86
posted on
04/06/2004 1:15:29 AM PDT
by
Criminal Number 18F
(Never forget: AFP and AP were right there to film the mutilation of our men. And Kos cheered em on.)
To: Flightdeck
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
87
posted on
04/06/2004 1:15:41 AM PDT
by
Criminal Number 18F
(Never forget: AFP and AP were right there to film the mutilation of our men. And Kos cheered em on.)
To: Coop
My thoughts exactly!
Can FR pursue legal action against postgeezerette, et.al. ?
88
posted on
04/06/2004 1:26:12 AM PDT
by
Las Vegas Dave
("Let's roll" in 2004 ----- Vote GOP!)
To: Jim Robinson
89
posted on
04/06/2004 1:58:16 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: philetus
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
90
posted on
04/06/2004 2:51:13 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: Willie Green
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
91
posted on
04/06/2004 2:53:27 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: spodefly
GOOD CATCH! With your post I remember reading that on FARK.
prisoner6
92
posted on
04/06/2004 3:08:49 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: Badray
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
93
posted on
04/06/2004 3:19:38 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: Jim Robinson
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....
To: Jim Robinson
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???????
To: Jim Robinson
"It has been called to my attention..."
Do you get the feeling someone is dutifully 'calling it' to everyone's attention?
96
posted on
04/06/2004 5:18:44 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: lewislynn
True but there is nothing you can do about it. We don't own the actual article.
97
posted on
04/06/2004 5:39:49 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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?
98
posted on
04/06/2004 5:45:36 AM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(I am not from Vermont. I lived there for four years and that was enough.)
To: prisoner6
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
To: Vermont Lt
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?
Thread Link
Support Toby Keith! Buy the music!!
100
posted on
04/07/2004 8:13:35 PM PDT
by
Drago
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