IIRC, the AP is who said the AHN vs AP case used the issue of “hot news.” I don’t see it. Misappropriation is a straight copyright violation issue and has nothing to do with whether a story is new or old.
That said, the Dinosaur Media is working overtime with the ambulance chasers to try and find a way to extend copyright to news itself.
True. And, of course, they want to start charging fees for things that are, by law, to be free of charge for the benefit of an educated, civil society.
Desperate times, desperate measures. You don't suppose they'll get so desperate that they'll try publishing objective journalism again, do you? You know, actually improving the quality of their product???