Inotice many of us post AP articles. I am clearly aware that if in doubt look at the help guides Jim and his admin. moderators have compiled to assist who can and cannot be posted on Free Republic.
It has taken me time to fine tune my posting skills and for the most part I get it right. I use the guides often.
Earlier today, someone posted the copyright tag line on one of my threads. Yes it was AP, but, it was in a Billings Montana paper. I checked it was allowed.
I sent a note to the moderators about the AP articles and, a nice reply arrived in my mail box.
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The following:
From Admin Moderator | 10/28/2004 1:58:33 PM EDT replied
AP is not on the required excerpt list but several sources who use AP articles are. If the AP article comes from one of those sources it must be excerpted. Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
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In the end I posted the article correctly, but, it was still worth reading the guidelines. Espcially with the new members that have joined. So if you see someone struggleing remind them of these informative threads, that in the end it is a privilege to post on FR, to continue on in good faith, we should abide by their request. It isn't worth losing this privilege.
List of Gannett publications that cannot be posted to Free Republic per their copyright complaint
Refresher ping for myself