[Jim Robinson]

Well, they can't copyright the facts (or the so-called facts, LOL).

We can always pull the basic facts out of the articles and say, "The Washington Post is reporting that 'blah, blah, blah, etc' and 'Blah, blah, blah.'"

Just list the facts or points made by the article one by one and include a reference the source, title, author, date and include a link back to the source and they can't touch us.

[Indy Pendance]

What about quotes from sources within an article? Can all those be copied without the author's spin?

[Nita Nupress]

Or we could add some money to the quarterly budget and buy a LexisNexis account and then distribute the password to everyone who pays their dues. (or something similar). FReepers would be able to dig out articles that have been yanked and then post a paragraph or two when it's relevant.

This wouldn't solve the current problem, but it may help counteract this power play on their part.

Nothing would terrorize the Left more than hundreds or thousands of bored, inquisitive FReepers with nothing to do but LexNex. :-)

[Nita Nupress]

Just list the facts or points made by the article one by one and include a reference the source, title, author, date and include a link back to the source and they can't touch us.

And then threaten everyone with death if they click through the link to give them a 'hit.' :-)

[Pan_Yans Wife]

But, they'll kill the links, if they don't want it to exist anymore on the net.

Censoring history.

[weegee]

Well, they can't copyright the facts (or the so-called facts, LOL).

Maybe you've hit on the fundamental reason the media lies. They need those "made up" facts so that they have something to copyright.

A work of fiction is easier to protect than an account of an actual event.