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More copyright complaints
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| April 8, 2004
| Jim Robinson
Posted on 04/08/2004 9:19:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
As most of you are aware, we've recently received several copyright complaints. In the last few weeks, we've received complaints from the SJ Mercury News, Independent (UK), SF Chronicle and The Boston Globe. Just a couple days ago the Post-Gazette send a cease and desist notice and yesterday I heard from the Tribune-Review.
Tonight, I got a call from Amy and there were two more registered letters at our PO Box. The McClatchy News (Sacramento Bee) and USAToday are now added to the list of publications that have complained about copyright violations.
Well, folks, the handwriting is on the wall. The complaints are now coming in faster than I can respond to them. John is currently in the process of writing programs to search out and automatically excerpt all existing threads from these sources.
I think we're gonna have to go to excerpt and link for all news sources very soon unless we have written permission on file.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stammendment; 2004electionbias; adminlectureseries; bigmedia; bozos; ccrm; complaints; constitution; copyright; copyrightlaw; donotpostlist; excerpt; excerptingarticles; excerpts; fairuse; fr; freerepublic; freerepubliczotted; freespeech; frinthenews; lexicon; mediabias; silencingcritics; zot; zotfreerepublic
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To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:20:32 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Thank you all very much!!)
To: Jim Robinson
Well, I think that sucks! But we will do whatever we need to do.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:21:24 PM PDT
by
Rabid Dog
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To: Jim Robinson
It smells like an organized campaign.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:22:33 PM PDT
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FreedomCalls
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:22:55 PM PDT
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To: FreedomCalls
Yes, it certainly does.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:22:57 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Thank you all very much!!)
To: Jim Robinson
sounds good...we can do it no problem
7
posted on
04/08/2004 9:23:12 PM PDT
by
M0sby
(PROUD USMC WIFE!)
To: Jim Robinson
Judging from the number of trolls, complaints about copyrights, and other signs, I believe the Left is really out to silence or tone down our commentary upon their drivel. Perhaps we have done too well?
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:23:20 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: Jim Robinson
Well....we're certainly must over the target....look at all the flack!
To: Jim Robinson
Sounds like an orchestrated effort on the "mainstream" media's part to limit FR's effectiveness.
10
posted on
04/08/2004 9:23:41 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: Jim Robinson
PPHHHHHHFFFFTTTTT!
Jerks. Wake up and smell the new millenium.
prisoner6
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:24:06 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: Jim Robinson
Yup, and we're just going to have to be better about excerpting, so that the important points of the story are still there even when the link to the newspaper is dead.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:24:36 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(You need to click "Abstimmen")
To: Jim Robinson
YUP. The non-partisan, unbiased press... the ones that will review any left-wing book but refuses to review a book by Sean Hannity.. is worried about their articles being read.
I know there are liberal groups sending them e-mails and letters. It will be interesting to see if DU and other websites are allowed to post their articles.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:25:03 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Hey, I am on the internet. I have a right (cough, cough) to write stupid things.)
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To: Jim Robinson
What's particularly upsetting about this is that the original sources will pull the links, destroying part of what you set up FR to do, which was to create a database that we can search. The old media would never have come up with some of the information on Kerry's flip-flops, etc, if enterprising Freepers hadn't been able to find the source by searching FR. Now, once the original article is pulled from a web site, we will not be able to go back and research, and the opposition will be able to conveniently forget that the politicians have directly contradicted themselves.
To: FreedomCalls
It smells like an organized campaign.It looks as though our access to information is too threatening to them. Information in the hands of the wrong people.We can take it and dissect it and display it to the world, and it looks as if they don't like that.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:26:35 PM PDT
by
Lijahsbubbe
(If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored.)
To: Jim Robinson
We need to find someone, or some way, to get our Fair Use rights back. I believe we are systematically being denied our legal rights through an organized campaign for political reasons, and that violates EVERYTHING this nation claims to stand for...
Something needs to be done, and soon.
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:26:38 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(I havn't seen my therapist in 5 years. Neither has anyone else ;0))
To: FreedomCalls
It smells like an organized campaign.>>
If its organized it must mean we are being effective.
To: Jim Robinson
No doubt about it Jim, this is an organized hit against this forum.. Wow, we are really powerful aren't we?
WHOO HOO! The liberal media thinks we are a threat! What a compliment Jim!
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:28:01 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
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To: Jim Robinson
That's too bad.
Freedom of speech is under assault!
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:29:17 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
(The choice is clear. Reelect BUSH-CHENEY !)
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