[weegee]

Didn't it strike you somewhat *odd* all these sleezy rags show up at right around the same time frame to whine & throw a hissyfit?

Again, if a copyright lawyer could show that a number of FR-aware publications knew about FR's "copyright violations" but did nothing until prompted into action by an instigator, then they may have lost their "right" to cry foul. A copyright must be inforced when you first discover the infraction, not years later as an election approaches.

[Triple Word Score]

Sounds like a lot of hassle we don't need.

If we can just determine when the article is changed post-publication, excerpting is no longer a problem...and might do nice things for JR's bandwidth bill (I admit I don't know what I'm talking about, but most articles posted get little or no commentary, so I would think that the articles themselves are significant portions of the bandwidth bill.)

I do note however that a certain other conservative site which shall remain nameless does exerpts only, and rarely do they have any truly interesting, thoughtful discussion about the articles. There'll be five or six posts on a thread about an article that generates hundreds of comments here.

Of course, that site owner rigorously suppresses vigorous discussion and bans people all the time for no apparent reason...there's no sign there's the slightest interest in free speech over there.

[Landru]

"Again, if a copyright lawyer could show that a number of FR-aware publications knew about FR's 'copyright violations' but did nothing until prompted into action by an instigator, then they may have lost their 'right' to cry foul."

That's just it, weegee.
*Proving* what was & wasn't inside their pinsized heads would be a SOB to pull off.
There's no one who could seriously say they'd tell the truth; under oath or otherwise.

The Liberal-Socialists -- and ESPECIALLY the sycophant quisling print mediots -- have to be the consummate *experts* at getting their stories straight so they can present one hellova united front.

We all -- you & I -- have witnessed this disgraceful distortion of "right" & "honor" by this monstrous ilk many times in the past whether it was wacking Bork, Gingrich, Livingstone, Lott, Tripp; or, protecting one of their own ala Clintigula, his hag, the august senator/KKK Grand Kleazle of W.VA. & on and on.

This ilk is *insideous*.
There's simply no doubt in my military mind the largest single threat to not only our democracy but to to the very survival of our Republic itself, is the maniacs running the lamestream -- be it print or broadcast -- media today, 2004.

I'm not kidding one bit either, they're that dangerous so catching 'em up would be alot like trying to catch a greased eel.

"A copyright must be inforced when you first discover the infraction, not years later as an election approaches."

I don't doubt your asserion for one instant but, again.
How'd someone/body go about proving any *one* of these rags knew beforehand FR had been C&Ping [their] -- putrid -- material?
Think they'd admit to knowing all along?
(If you do -- which I wouldn't believe -- you've something to learn about these horrible miscreants.)

I gotta wonder if we could even make a serious case against 'em IF we were to locate an article appearing in their own rag, detailing the FR/WP/LAP settlement.
It's gotten that nuts.

The "Law" has become so twisted and distorted over the past decade along with some kind of an incestuous relationship between the mediots & the law -- thanks in no small part to Clintigula, himself -- that achieving justice in any measure is nearly an impossiblity.

Which sooner or later?

...we're all going to have to admit exists.