[Sabertooth]

Thats funny, in the response email that William McKinley recieved, the Japan website claimed that they purchase articles from Truthout.org from time to time.

I recall that Japan Today used the word "subscribe," but don't remember if they paid anything for the articles from truthout.

I just went to truthout, and subscriptions appear to be free.

[MJY1288]

Yes and they ask for donations and say that they are "completely Tax deductible"

[William McKinley]

Ah.

That would make sense.

A free subscription.

Truthout mails the piece. Japan Today runs it, since they 'subscribe' to the 'free service'.

Then Pitt claims that they had no permission to republish it.

I did make the mental translation of "we subscribe" to "we purchase".