[BreitbartSentMe]

Yea, I think MineralMan is right, the Fair Use clause that allows us to use news stories here would not apply to the Onion, because all their 'news' items are pure fiction or satire (That's not to say that what's posted in the LA Times isn't also pure fiction, most of the time, or any of Hitlery's books also)

[MrLeRoy]

"Fair use" also applies to fiction.

[Sloth]

Yea, I think MineralMan is right, the Fair Use clause that allows us to use news stories here would not apply to the Onion, because all their 'news' items are pure fiction or satire

I'd agree in the legal sense, but it seems like a dumb strategy to me to quash things that *promote* your product. The Star Trek & Star Wars franchises have sued some fan sites for using copyrighted pics & trademarked names, when all those sites do is drum up business for those franchises. It's a short-sighted judgment made by a lawyer, not a savvy businessman.