[AmericaUnited]

Under the fair use doctrine, how can a site disallow ANY ‘snippets’ to be posted?

[listenhillary]

I get a message that OPEDNEWS.com is not welcome on FR. In searching the list of companies I do not find OPEDNEWS.com

Did I miss it?

If it is not welcome, it it like posting DU articles or dailyKos?

Trying to post this article. The writer puts it very well.

John Edwards’ Money and His Health Plan
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_070713_john_edwards__money_.htm

[Bob J]

FR is a for profit corporation. The fact it does not charge fees or take advertising is meaningless. A “donation” is only a voluntary fee.

In other words, FR does not meet the statutory requirements for fair use. Jim could argue that by adding commentary, the nature of the product has been transformed, but that would probably be a long shot.

[msg-84]

Under the fair use doctrine, how can a site disallow ANY ‘snippets’ to be posted?

That was my first thought as well. Are there any legal types here who can answer this question?