Ya know, it is incidents like this one that give weight to the argument that article snapshots serve a valuable public function and should be considered fair use.
I was thinking the same thing earlier today when I came across an older article. I did a search to see if it had been posted to FR. Nothing came up, but, I wasn't sure if maybe the search function wasn't working too well.
Anyway, I saved the article to me hard drive for future use. But, at the time, it occured to me that maybe that is why they don't sites posting full articles. I still say it should be fair use. The don't go around suing people who leave newspapers on tables at restaurants for the next customer.
I really miss the days when we could look up an article on FR and have the whole article pop up along with links to other similar articles.
As an aside, I recently got the following in my email and was wondering if anyone knew how accurate the information is.
Subject: SARAH PALIN'S SECURITY CLEARANCE
Before you dismiss the fact that Sarah Palin is Commander of the Alaska National Guard, consider this:
Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska , Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's and certainly by far exceeds Obama's.
She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country's defense. Given Alaska 's proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don't even know about. According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.
She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is. ------------ So, anybody know if the info is accurate?
They’re forcing google to trim it down to nine months now. [Report linked from Drudge I think.]
I don’t fully understand it, but Google was already limited to 18 months [if I remember], and now it’s 9, due to pressure from Europe for ‘privacy rights’. I also notice that google has drastically trimmed its search hits from a few years ago.